1944 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1944 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Ira Rodgers, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 191 to 130.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Russell Lopez was the team captain.[3]

1944 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
1944 record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainRussell Lopez
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1944 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Virginia      6 1 2
No. 4 Navy      6 3 0
West Virginia      5 3 1
Miami (FL)      1 7 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 23at PittsburghL 13–26
September 30CaseW 32–7
October 7vs. Virginia
L 6–24
October 14at MarylandT 6–6
October 21Bethany (WV)
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 20–0
October 28at Penn StateW 28–27
November 4Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 6–0
November 11Lehigh
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 71–0
November 18at KentuckyL 9–40

References

  1. "1944 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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