1944 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1944 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainRussell Lopez
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Virginia     6 1 2
No. 4 Navy     6 3 0
West Virginia     5 3 1
Delaware State     2 3 0
Tennessee Tech     1 2 0
Miami (FL)     1 7 1
Millsaps     1 5 0
Sewanee     0 3 1
Howard (AL)     0 5 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at PittsburghL 13–2610,000[4]
September 30
Case
W 32–7
October 7vs.
Laidley Field
  • Charleston, WV
  • L 6–24
    October 14at MarylandT 6–65,600[5]
    October 21
    Bethany (WV)
    • Mountaineer Field
    • Morgantown, WV
    W 20–0
    October 28at Penn StateW 28–275,534
    November 4Temple
    • Mountaineer Field
    • Morgantown, WV
    W 6–06,000[6]
    November 11Lehigh
    • Mountaineer Field
    • Morgantown, WV
    W 71–0
    November 18at KentuckyL 9–40[7]

    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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