1946 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1946 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its fourth non-consecutive season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 5–5 record and was outscored by a total of 120 to 99.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Victor Peelish was the team captain.[3]

1946 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
1946 record5–5
Head coach
CaptainVictor Peelish
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1946 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Oklahoma City      10 1 0
Maryville      9 1 0
Miami (FL)      8 2 0
Western Maryland      5 2 0
Mississippi Southern      7 3 0
Georgetown      5 3 0
East Carolina      5 3 1
Princess Anne      5 3 1
Sewanee      4 3 0
Chattanooga      5 5 0
Grambling      6 6 0
Virginia      4 4 1
West Virginia      5 5 0
Marshall      2 7 1
Navy      1 8 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21OtterbeinW 13–7
September 28at PittsburghL 7–33
October 5Waynesburg
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 42–0
October 12vs. Washington and LeeCharleston, WVW 6–0
October 18at TemplePhiladelphia, PAL 0–6
October 26Syracuse
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 13–0
November 2at No. 1 ArmyL 0–19
November 9Fordham
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 39–0
November 16at KentuckyL 0–13
November 23at VirginiaL 0–21
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1946 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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