1931 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1931 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
CaptainJohn Doyle
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Catholic University   –   8 – 1 – 0
Texas Mines   –   7 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   5 – 1 – 2
William & Mary Norfolk   –   1 – 0 – 1
Furman   –   5 – 2 – 2
George Washington   –   5 – 2 – 2
Texas Tech   –   6 – 3 – 0
Troy State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   6 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 5 – 1
Wake Forest   –   4 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina   –   4 – 4 – 0
Davidson   –   4 – 4 – 2
Western Maryland   –   4 – 4 – 2
Delaware State   –   2 – 2 – 1
Georgetown   –   4 – 5 – 1
Richmond   –   4 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 6 – 0
Oglethorpe   –   3 – 6 – 0
South Georgia Teachers   –   3 – 6 – 0
Jefferson   –   1 – 7 – 1
Jacksonville State   –   0 – 7 – 1

The 1931 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In its first season under head coach Greasy Neale, the team compiled a 4–6 record and was outscored by a total of 122 to 91.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. John Doyle was the team captain.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Duquesne
W 14–6
October 3at Fordham
L 7–20
October 10at Pittsburgh
L 0–3418,000–20,000[4][5]
October 17vs. Washington and Lee
W 19–012,000[6]
October 23at Detroit
L 7–9[7]
October 31Kansas State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 0–19[8]
November 7West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 12–7
November 14at Georgetown
L 0–13
November 21Penn State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 19–06,500
November 28vs. Washington & JeffersonWheeling, WVL 13–14

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1931 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.
  4. ^ Carver, Jess (October 11, 1931). "Mountaineers Battered in Second Half". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Part 2-1. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Smith, Chester L. (October 11, 1931). "Panthers Trounce West Virginia at Pitt Stadium, 34–0". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sports 1. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mountaineers defeat W&L". The Pittsburgh Press. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 24, 1931). "Neale Rushes Official As West Virginia Loses: Hess Stops Punt To Win For Titans". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kansas eleven beats West Virginia, 19–0". The Pittsburgh Press. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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