1949 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
American college football season
1949 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 4–6–1 |
Head coach |
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Captain | Peter Zinaich |
Home stadium | Mountaineer Field |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland State | – | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis State | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sewanee | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rollins | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma City | – | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1949 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Dudley DeGroot, the team compiled a 4–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 275 to 227.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Peter Zinaich was the team captain.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 17 | Waynesburg |
| W 42–7 | [4] | |||
September 24 | at Ohio | L 7–17 | 10,000 | [5] | |||
October 1 | vs. Washington and Lee |
| W 28–20 | 10,000 | [6] | ||
October 8 | No. 19 Pittsburgh |
| L 7–20 | 31,005 | [7][8] | ||
October 14 | at Boston University | L 20–52 | 19,301 | [9] | |||
October 22 | Quantico Marines |
| W 47–26 | [10] | |||
October 29 | at Virginia | L 14–19 | 16,000 | [11] | |||
November 5 | Penn State![]() |
| L 14–34 | 20,000–21,000 | [12] | ||
November 12 | Texas Western |
| T 13–13 | 10,000 | [13] | ||
November 19 | at Western Reserve | W 28–20 | 1,000 | [14] | |||
November 24 | at No. 15 Maryland | L 7–47 | 16,117 | [15] | |||
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After the season
The following Mountaineers were selected in the 1950 NFL draft after the season.[16]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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9 | 115 | Pete Zinach | Back | San Francisco 49ers |
11 | 142 | Fred Stuvek | Guard | Los Angeles Rams |
13 | 159 | Jack Morton | Back | New York Bulldogs |
15 | 194 | Dave Stephenson | Center | Los Angeles Rams |
28 | 357 | Ralph Shoaf | Back | Washington Redskins |
References
- ^ "1949 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 wins, 42–7". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 18, 1949. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ohio upsets Dope". News Journal. September 25, 1949. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia nips Wash-Lee before 10,000". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 2, 1949. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Carl Hughes (October 9, 1949). "Cecconi's Two Touchdowns In Third Quarter Turn Tide". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pittsburgh defeats Mountaineers, 20–7". The News and Observer. October 9, 1949. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Keane, Clif (October 15, 1949). "Agganis Best Donelli Has Had–Cannava Grabs Spotlight". Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 4. Retrieved June 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "West Virginia hands Quantico Marines second loss, 47–26". The Sunday Star. October 23, 1949. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavaliers top West Virginia 19–14 in mud". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 30, 1949. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Va. beaten by Penn State". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 1949. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tex Western WV are tied". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 13, 1949. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reserve edged by W. Virginia, 28–20". The Plain Dealer. November 20, 1949. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps swamp Mountaineers, head for Bowl on 47–7 rout". Daily Press. November 25, 1949. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1950 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2024.