1943 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
American college football season
1943 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 4–3 |
Head coach |
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Captain | Robert Dutton |
Home stadium | Mountaineer Field |
Seasons |
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No. 4 Navy | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas Aggies | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sewanee | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1943 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In its seventh non-consecutive season under head coach Ira Rodgers, the team compiled a 4–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 124 to 79.[1][2] Robert Dutton was the team captain.[3] The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, West Virginia ranked 108th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 64.2.[4]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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October 2 | vs. Virginia |
| L 0–6 | [5] | |||
October 9 | at Pittsburgh | L 0–20 | 12,000–15,000 | [6][7][8] | |||
October 16 | Maryland |
| W 6–2 | [9] | |||
October 23 | Carnegie Tech![]() |
| W 32–0 | 6,176 | [10] | ||
October 30 | at Penn State | L 7–32 | 4,494 | [11] | |||
November 6 | at Lehigh |
| W 53–6 | [12] | |||
November 13 | Bethany (WV) |
| W 26–13 | 3,164 | [13] | ||
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References
- ^ "1943 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.
- ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Virginia tops West Virginia". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 3, 1943. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pitt, in its own class, beats West Virginia". The Sunday Star. October 10, 1943. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pitt Hands W. Virginia 20–0 Defeat". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 10, 1943. p. Sports-2. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Keck, Harry (October 10, 1943). "Pitt Ends Drought, Tops W. VA., 20–0". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Section 2–3. Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Va. beats Maryland 6–2". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 17, 1943. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lucente scores three touchdowns as Mountaineers conquer Tartans". Press of Atlantic City. October 24, 1943. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State thumps West Virginia, 32–7". Sunday News. October 31, 1943. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Va. Crushes Lehigh, 53 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 7, 1943. p. S2.
- ^ "West Virginia bumps Bethany eleven, 26–13". The Pittsburgh Press. November 14, 1943. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.