The 1961 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the

1961 NCAA University Division football season During the 20th century, the NCAA had no playoff for the major college football teams in the University Division, later known as Division I-A. The NCAA did recognize a national champion based upon the final results of "wire service" ( AP and UPI) ...

. Led by second-year head coach

Gene Corum Gene Corum (May 29, 1921 – January 2, 2010) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at West Virginia University from 1960 to 1965, compiling a record of 29–30–2. Corum played college football as a G ...

, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the SoCon.

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