1946 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1946 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
CaptainVictor Peelish
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southern major college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (FL)   –   8 – 2 – 0
Georgetown   –   5 – 3 – 0
Virginia   –   4 – 4 – 1
Chattanooga   –   5 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 5 – 0
Navy   –   1 – 8 – 0

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]

West Virginia was ranked at No. 71 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[4]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Otterbein
W 13–710,000[5]
September 28at Pittsburgh
L 7–33> 30,000[6]
October 5Waynesburg
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 42–07,500[7]
October 12vs. Washington and LeeCharleston, WVW 6–0[8]
October 18at TemplePhiladelphia, PAL 0–620,000 [9]
October 26Syracusedagger
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 13–018,000[10]
November 2at No. 1 Army
L 0–1925,000[11]
November 9Fordham
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 39–013,000[12]
November 16at Kentucky
L 0–1320,000[13]
November 23at Virginia
L 0–2112,000[14]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  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.
  4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West va. Defeats Ohioans". Pittsburgh Sunday Sun-Telegraph. September 22, 1946. p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Chester L. Smith (September 29, 1946). "Pitt Wallops West Virginia, 33-7: Panthers Score Four Times in 2nd Quarter; Cecconi Runs 98 Yards". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "West Va. In 42-0 Victory". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 6, 1946. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "W.&L. Loses To West Virginia: Mountaineer Score Comes After Fumble". Staunton News-Leader. Associated Press. October 13, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Temple Defeats West Virginia". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. October 19, 1946. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "West Va. Defeats Syracuse". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 27, 1946. p. II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Jim McCulley (November 3, 1946). "Army Rips Mountaineers, 19-0". New York Daily News. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Fullerton, Max (November 10, 1946). "West Virginia Romps to 39-0 Win over Fordham; Scores Twice in 1st, 2nd and 3rd Quarters". Sunday Register. Beckley, W.Va. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Kyle Vance (November 17, 1946). "Kentucky Conquers West Virginia 13 To 0 Before 20,000: Phelps Chalks Up Both Touchdowns for Wildcats". The Owensboro, Ky., Messenger. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Shelley Rolfe (November 24, 1946). "Cavaliers Win, 21-0: Cavaliers Display Form To Beat West Va., 21-0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. pp. 6B, 7B – via Newspapers.com.
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