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1946 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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]

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

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 26Syracuse 
  • 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]
  •  Homecoming
  • 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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