1945 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1945 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Ira Rodgers, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 126 to 122.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Joe Pozego was the team captain.[3]

1945 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
1945 record2–6–1
Head coach
CaptainJoe Pozego
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1945 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Miami (FL)      9 1 1
No. 3 Navy      7 1 1
Virginia      7 2 0
Chattanooga      5 3 0
West Virginia      2 6 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22OtterbeinW 42–7
September 29at PittsburghL 0–20
October 6Drexel
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 42–0
October 12at SyracuseL 0–12
October 19at TempleL 12–28
October 27Maryland
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
T 13–13
November 3vs. Virginia
L 7–13
November 10Kentucky
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 6–19
November 17Ohio
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 0–14

References

  1. "1945 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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