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1941 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1941 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 4–6 record and was outscored by a total of 126 to 85.[1][2] Henry Goodman was the team captain.[3]

1941 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
CaptainHenry Goodman
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Carolina   –   7 – 0 – 0
Delaware   –   7 – 0 – 1
Virginia   –   8 – 1 – 0
Marshall   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Navy   –   7 – 1 – 1
Georgetown   –   5 – 4 – 0
Western Maryland   –   3 – 4 – 1
West Virginia   –   4 – 6 – 0
Roanoke   –   3 – 5 – 0
Sewanee   –   2 – 5 – 0
Delaware State   –   1 – 4 – 0
Georgia Teachers   –   2 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

West Virginia was ranked at No. 90 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[4]

The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Waynesburg
W 13–77,547[5]
October 4at Navy
L 0–4020,126[6]
October 11West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 20–06,310[7]
October 18at No. 4 Fordham
L 0–2712,500[8]
October 25at Kentucky
L 6–187,000[9]
November 1vs. Washington and Lee
W 7–610,000[10]
November 8Kansas 
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 21–09,300[11]
November 15at Penn State
L 0–711,000[12][13]
November 22at Army
L 6–725,000[14]
November 29Michigan State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 12–1410,126[15]
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References edit

  1. ^ "1941 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 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "W. Virginia, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Minnesota Win". The Pittsburgh Press. September 28, 1941. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Navy Crushes W. Va. Eleven In 40-0 Clash". The Baltimore Sun. October 5, 1941. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mountaineers Take Easy Game From Bobcats, 20-0". The Pittsburgh Press. October 12, 1941. p. III-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Jack Smith (October 19, 1941). "Rams Win Third, Clip W. Va., 27-0". New York Daily News. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kentucky Whips West Virginia 18 To 6". The Messenger (Owensboro, Kentucky). October 26, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mountaineer's Whisker: W. Virginia Edges W&L". The Pittsburgh Press. November 2, 1941. p. III-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "West Virginia Wins, 21 to 0, Over Kansas". The Pittsburgh Post. November 9, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Penn State Aerial Turns Back West Virginia, 7 to 0". The Pittsburgh Press. November 16, 1941. p. III-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Penn State Topples West Virginia". The Sunday News (Lancaster, Pennsylvania). November 16, 1941. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Dick McCann (November 23, 1941). "Army Overtakes West Va., 7-6". New York Daily News. p. 41C – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Michigan State Noses Out West Virginia, 14 To 12". The Pittsburgh Press. November 30, 1941. p. III-12 – via Newspapers.com.
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