Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | at Maryland* | | L 7–27 | | [1] |
September 26 | Richmond | | W 10–7 | 15,000 | [2] |
| at George Washington | | W 10–8 | 6,000 | [3][4] |
| at Boston University* | | L 0–7 | | [5] |
October 17 | No. 20 Pittsburgh* | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
| W 23–15 | | [6] |
October 24 | at No. 6 Syracuse* | | L 0–44 | 35,000 | [7] |
October 31 | No. 7 Penn State* | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
| L 10–28 | | [8] |
November 7 | at No. 6 USC* | | L 0–36 | 34,066 | [9] |
November 14 | VPI | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
| L 0–12 | 8,000 | [10] |
November 21 | The Citadel | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| L 14–20 | 7,000 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "Kicker's toe pulls WVU through, 10–7". The Pittsburgh Press. September 27, 1959. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia wins on field goal again". The Pittsburgh Press. October 3, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Maury (October 2, 1959). "GW Plays West Virginia at Stadium Tonight". The Washington Post. p. D3.
- ^ "B.U. tops W. VA., 7–0, in last 44 seconds". The Boston Globe. October 10, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia outscores Pitt by 23 to 15 margin". The Tampa Tribune. October 18, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse breezes over WVU, 44–0". Pittsburgh Press. October 25, 1959. p. 1, sec.7.
- ^ "Long runs give Penn State victory". Portland Press Herald. November 1, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USC thunders again 36–0". The Sacramento Union. November 8, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VPI shatters 30-game W. Va. streak, 12–0". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 15, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel hands WVU 7th loss". The Pittsburgh Press. November 22, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1959 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".