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1951 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1951 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1951 college football season. In its second season under head coach Art Lewis, the team compiled a 5–5 record (2–3 against SoCon opponents), tied for 10th place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 225 to 190.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. James Danter and Kereazis Konstantinos were the team captains.[3]

1951 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJames Danter, Kereazis Konstantinos
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Maryland + 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
VMI + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Washington and Lee 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Clemson 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Duke 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
South Carolina 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
George Washington 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
North Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
West Virginia 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
NC State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Richmond 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
VPI 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Waynesburg*
W 20–9[4]
September 28at Furman
W 18–76,500[5]
October 6Washington and Lee
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 0–3416,000[6]
October 13Richmond
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 24–0[7]
October 20Geneva*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 89–06,000[8]
October 27at Penn State*
L 7–1316,200–17,206[9]
November 3Western Reserve*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 35–75,000[10]
November 10South Carolina 
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 13–3418,000[11]
November 17at Pittsburgh*
L 12–329,864[12][13]
November 24at No. 4 Maryland
L 7–5414,385[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References edit

  1. ^ "1951 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. ^ "West Virginia jolts Waynesburg, 20–9". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. September 23, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Dick Luciani leads WVU to win over Furman, 18–7". The Pittsburgh Press. September 29, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bocetti back in form as W&L triumphs, 34–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 7, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "W. Virginia whips Richmond as sophomores star by 24–0". The Portsmouth Star. October 14, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mountaineers rout Geneva College, 89–0". Cumberland Sunday Times. October 21, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Penn State whips strong West Virginia, 13–7". The Scrantonian. October 28, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Crack pass offense gives Mounties easy victory over Reserve". The Raleigh Register. November 4, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gamecocks wallop Mountaineers, 34–13". Florence Morning News. November 11, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Hughes, Carl (November 18, 1951). "Pitt Rolls Over West Virginia, 32-12". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburg, Penmnsylvania. p. 41. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ "Pitt wins first game". Kingsport Times-News. November 18, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Maryland routs W. Virginia, 54–7". The Pittsburgh Press. November 25, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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