1956-57 West Virginia Mountaineers — schedule and results

The 1956-57 West Virginia Mountaineers went 25-5 (12-0 in the Southern) under head coach Fred Schaus. The team peaked at #4 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 7.51.

Game-by-game results (30 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1956-12-01vs VMI KeydetsW 71–47Stansbury Hall
1956-12-04vs Florida State SeminolesW 89–54Stansbury Hall
1956-12-08neutral washington leeW 90–76Fayetteville West Virginia
1956-12-12vs Penn State Nittany LionsW 81–66Stansbury Hall
1956-12-14neutral Southern MississippiW 105–69Birmingham Municipal Auditorium
1956-12-15neutral Duke Blue DevilsW 83–82Birmingham Municipal Auditorium
1956-12-18vs Richmond SpidersW 105–74Stansbury Hall
1956-12-22vs NC State WolfpackW 107–79Stansbury Hall
1956-12-27at Duke Blue DevilsL 67–73Reynolds Coliseum
1956-12-28neutral Utah UtesL 66–83Reynolds Coliseum
1956-12-29neutral Iowa HawkeyesL 76–79Reynolds Coliseum
1957-01-05vs Furman PaladinsW 110–95Stansbury Hall
1957-01-08at Pittsburgh PanthersW 89–86Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
1957-01-12vs Villanova WildcatsW 92–70Stansbury Hall
1957-01-14neutral William & Mary TribeW 81–72Municipal Auditorium
1957-01-26neutral Furman PaladinsW 90–82Charlotte Coliseum (I)
1957-01-29neutral Virginia Tech HokiesW 59–54Fayetteville West Virginia
1957-02-01vs St. John's Red StormW 105–72Stansbury Hall
1957-02-04neutral VMI KeydetsW 89–57Bluefield Auditorium
1957-02-07at new york universityW 83–77Madison Square Garden (III)
1957-02-09at Richmond SpidersW 87–81Richmond Arena
1957-02-12vs George Washington RevolutionariesW 93–82Stansbury Hall
1957-02-16at Penn State Nittany LionsL 65–80Rec Hall
1957-02-23vs Pittsburgh PanthersW 107–93Stansbury Hall
1957-02-25vs William & Mary TribeW 80–57Stansbury Hall
1957-03-01at George Washington RevolutionariesW 77–75Uline Arena
1957-03-07neutral Davidson WildcatsW 71–51Richmond Arena
1957-03-08at Richmond SpidersW 83–62Richmond Arena
1957-03-09neutral washington leeW 67–52Richmond Arena
1957-03-12neutral Canisius Golden GriffinsL 56–64Madison Square Garden (III)

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