1947 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1947 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainGene Corum
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princess Anne   –   8 – 0 – 0
Grambling   –   10 – 2 – 0
Sewanee   –   6 – 1 – 1
Memphis State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Texas State   –   9 – 3 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   7 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 4 – 0
East Tennessee State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Catholic University   –   3 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   4 – 4 – 0
Georgetown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Chattanooga   –   4 – 6 – 0
Tennessee Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   1 – 7 – 1
CCUNC   –   1 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1947 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 252 to 84.[1][2] The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Eugene Corum was the team captain.[3]

West Virginia was ranked at No. 42 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Otterbein
W 59–015,000[5]
October 4vs. Washington and Lee
W 35–611,000[6]
October 11Waynesburg
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 60–78,000[7]
October 18at NYU
W 40–08,000[8]
October 25at No. 9 Penn State
L 14–2122,000[9]
November 1at Maryland
L 0–2716,500[10]
November 8Kentucky
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 6–1526,500[11]
November 15 No. 15 Virginia
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 0–618,000[12]
November 22Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 21–010,000[13]
November 29at Pittsburgh
W 17–215,000[14]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1947 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  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 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mountaineers Rout Little Otterbein College 59-0". Sunday Register (Beckley, WV). September 28, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "West Virginia Bumps W&L Generals Hard". Daily Press (Newport News, VA). October 5, 1947. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mountaineers Trim Waynesburg". The Pittsburgh Press. October 12, 1947. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Hy Turkin (October 19, 1947). "W. Va. Passes, End Runs Top Violets, 40-0". The Daily News (New York City). p. 101 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Chester L. Smith (October 26, 1947). "Penn State Scores 21-14 Victory Over Mountaineers". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Maryland Beats W.Va. Eleven, 27-0". The Baltimore Sun. November 2, 1947. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Larry Boeck (November 9, 1947). "Kentucky Slides Past West Virginia 15-6". The Courier-Journal. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Virginia Scores In Final Quarter, Drops Mountaineers, 6-0". The Staunton News Leader. November 16, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Mounties Break Losing Streak; Subdue Temple 21 to 0 Score". Sunday Register (Beckley, WV). November 23, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Chester L. Smith (November 30, 1947). "West Virginia Beats Pitt, 17-2, To End 19-Year-Old Panther Jinx". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.