1905 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1905 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainPaul H. Martin
Seasons
← 1904
1906 →
1905 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tusculum
    1 0 0
Stetson     4 0 1
VPI     9 1 0
Navy     10 1 1
Grant     6 1 0
Kentucky University     7 0 3
Oklahoma     7 2 0
Washington and Lee     7 2 0
Texas A&M     7 2 0
Marshall     6 2 0
North Carolina A&M     4 1 1
West Virginia     6 3 0
Kentucky State College     6 3 1
South Carolina     4 2 1
Maryland     6 4 0
Central State Normal
    4 3 1
North Carolina     4 3 1
Virginia     5 4 0
Catholic University
    0 0 1
TCU     4 4 0
Delaware     3 4 1
The Citadel     2 3 1
Richmond     3 5 2
George Washington     3 4 2
Davidson     3 4 0
Howard (AL)     1 2 1
VMI     2 5 1
Oklahoma A&M     1 4 2
Arkansas     2 6 0
Kendall     1 3 0
Georgetown     2 7 0
Goldey College     1 4 0
Baylor     1 6 0
Louisiana Industrial     0 1 0

The 1905 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In its first season under head coach Carl Forkum, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 172 to 44.[1] Paul H. Martin was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30
Westminster (PA)
Morgantown, WVL 0–15[3]
October 7California Normal (PA)Morgantown, WVW 12–0[4]
October 14OhioMorgantown, WVW 28–0[5]
October 21
Bethany (WV)
Morgantown, WVW 46–0[6]
November 4Kentucky State CollegeMorgantown, WVW 45–0[7]
November 11at California Normal (PA)California, PAL 0–17[8]
November 18vs. Bethany (WV)Wheeling, WVW 24–0[9]
November 24at
State College, PA (rivalry)
L 0–6[10]
November 30at
Marietta
Marietta, OHW 17–64,000[11]

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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  8. ^ "West Virginia Beat Marietta (pt 2)". The Fairmont West Virginian. December 1, 1905. p. 8.
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