1904 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1904 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainPaul H. Martin
Seasons
← 1903
1905 →
1904 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     7 1 0
Southwest Texas State     5 1 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     2 0 1
Davidson     6 1 1
Navy     7 2 1
North Carolina     5 2 2
Virginia     6 3 0
North Carolina A&M     3 1 2
West Virginia     6 3 0
VPI     5 3 0
George Washington     4 2 2
Arkansas     4 3 0
Oklahoma     4 3 1
South Carolina     4 3 1
Stetson     2 2 0
Central Oklahoma     2 3 0
VMI     3 5 0
Kentucky University     3 4 0
Grant     2 3 0
Florida State College     2 3 0
Maryland     2 4 2
East Florida Seminary     1 2 0
Goldey College     1 2 0
Baylor     2 5 1
Louisiana Industrial     1 3 0
TCU     1 4 1
Delaware     1 5 1
Kendall     0 2 1
Rollins     0 1 0
Tusculum
    0 2 0
Florida at Lake City     0 5 0
Oklahoma A&M     0 6 0
Tennessee Docs     0 7 0

The 1904 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1904 college football season. In its first season under head coach Anthony Chez, the team compiled a 6–3 record but was outscored by a total of 233 to 99. (The overall point totals were skewed by a 130–0 loss to Michigan.[1]) Paul H. Martin was the team captain.[2]

Notably, 1904 marked the first season where WUP/Pitt, Penn State, and West Virginia played a full round robin. Thus, 1904 marked the first season of the

Big Three championship
.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24
Westminster (PA)
Morgantown, WVW 15–0
October 1
California Normal (PA)
Morgantown, WVW 16–0
October 7
Ohio Wesleyan
Morgantown, WVW 19–11
October 15at Penn StateState College, PA (rivalry)L 0–34
October 22at MichiganL 0–1304,000
November 8at Western University of PennsylvaniaL 0–534,000[3]
November 15Alumni and All StarsMorgantown, WVW 18–0
November 193:30 p.m.at Washington UniversityW 6–5[4][5]
November 24at
Marietta
Marietta, OHW 25–0

References

  1. ^ "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. pp. 169, 175.
  2. ^ 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
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