1926 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
American college football season
1926 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
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Conference | West Virginia Athletic Conference |
Record | 6–4 (2–0 WVAC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Ross McHenry |
Home stadium | Mountaineer Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia Wesleyan $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Concord | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salem | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davis & Elkins | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Glenville State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Potomac State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Broaddus | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New River State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairmont State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia * | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Liberty State * | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethany (WV) * | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morris Harvey * | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shepherd * | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1926 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the West Virginia Athletic Conference (WVAC) during the 1926 college football season. In their second season under head coach Ira Rodgers, the Mountaineers compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 141 to 93.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Ross McHenry was the team captain.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 25 | Davis & Elkins |
| W 18–6 | [4] | |||
October 2 | vs. Washington and Lee* |
| W 18–0 | [5] | |||
October 9 | Allegheny* |
| W 54–0 | [6] | |||
October 16 | at Georgetown* | W 13–10 | 30,000 | [7] | |||
October 23 | West Virginia Wesleyan |
| W 7–0 | [8] | |||
October 30 | Missouri* |
| L 0–27 | [9] | |||
November 6 | at Pittsburgh* | L 7–17 | 30,000 | [10][11] | |||
November 13 | vs. Centre* | Parkersburg, WV | W 21–0 | [12] | |||
November 20 | at Carnegie Tech* |
| L 0–20 | 12,000 | [13] | ||
November 25 | Washington & Jefferson* |
| L 3–13 | [14] | |||
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References
- ^ "1926 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. p. 176.
- ^ 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
- ^ "West Virginia triumphs in opener over Davis-Elkins". The Pittsburgh Post. September 26, 1926. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Va. wins tilt from Generals". The Pittsburgh Press. October 3, 1926. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia flays Allegheny College, 54–0". The Washington Herald. October 10, 1926. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hilltoppers lose to West Virginia". The Atlanta Journal. October 17, 1926. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia scores lone touchdown to beat Wesleyan, 7–0". The Commercial Appeal. October 24, 1926. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "University of Missouri buries West Virginia under 27–0 score". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 31, 1926. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hannum, Max E. (November 7, 1926). "Sutherlanders' Great Come-back Thrills Throng". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers Set New Attendance Record for Football Here". Pittsburgh Gazette Times. December 3, 1926. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Centre Colonels are overcome 21 to 0 by West Virginia gridders". The Courier-Journal. November 14, 1926. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carnegie Tech wins decisively over West Virginia". The Pittsburgh Press. November 21, 1926. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia is trampled by Wash-Jeff, 13–3". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 26, 1926. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.