1943 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1943 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In its seventh non-consecutive season under head coach Ira Rodgers, the team compiled a 4–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 124 to 79.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Robert Dutton was the team captain.[3]

1943 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
1943 record4–3
Head coach
CaptainRobert Dutton
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1943 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Navy      8 1 0
Miami (FL)      5 1 0
West Virginia      4 3 0
Virginia      3 4 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 2vs. Virginia
L 0–6
October 9at PittsburghL 0–20
October 16MarylandW 6–2
October 23Carnegie Tech
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 32–0
October 30at Penn StateL 7–32
November 6at LehighW 53–6
November 13Bethany (WV)
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 26–13

References

  1. "1943 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. p. 176.
  3. 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
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