1943 West Virginia Mountaineers football team: Difference between revisions
|October 9|at|[[1943 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]]|[[Pitt Stadium]]|[[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, PA]] ([[Backyard Brawl|rivalry]])|L 0-20||
|October 9|at|[[1943 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]]|[[Pitt Stadium]]|[[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, PA]] ([[Backyard Brawl|rivalry]])|L 0-20||
|October 16||[[1943 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]]|[[Mountaineer Field (1924)|Mountaineer Field]]|[[Morgantown, West Virginia|Morgantown, WV]] ([[Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry|rivalry]])|W 6-2||
|October 16||[[1943 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]]|[[Mountaineer Field (1924)|Mountaineer Field]]|[[Morgantown, West Virginia|Morgantown, WV]] ([[Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry|rivalry]])|W 6-2||
|October 23||{{cfb link|year=1943 |team=Carnegie Tech Tartans |title=Carnegie Tech}}|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|W 32-0||
|October 23||{{cfb link|year=1943|team=Carnegie Tech Tartans|title=Carnegie Tech}}|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|W 32-0||
|October 30|at|[[1943 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]|[[New Beaver Field]]|[[State College, Pennsylvania|State College, PA]] ([[Penn State–West Virginia football rivalry|rivalry]])|L 7-32|4,494|
|October 30|at|[[1943 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]|[[New Beaver Field]]|[[State College, Pennsylvania|State College, PA]] ([[Penn State–West Virginia football rivalry|rivalry]])|L 7-32|4,494|
|November 6|at|[[1943 Lehigh Engineers football team|Lehigh]]|[[Taylor Stadium (Lehigh)|Taylor Stadium]]|[[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem, PA]]|W 53-6||{{cite news |title=West Va. Crushes Lehigh, 53 to 6 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location=New York, N.Y. |date=November 7, 1943 |page=S2}}
|November 6|at|[[1943 Lehigh Engineers football team|Lehigh]]|[[Taylor Stadium (Lehigh)|Taylor Stadium]]|[[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem, PA]]|W 53-6||{{cite news |title=West Va. Crushes Lehigh, 53 to 6 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location=New York, N.Y. |date=November 7, 1943 |page=S2}}
|November 13||{{cfb link|year=1943 |team=Bethany Bison |title=Bethany (WV)}}|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|W 26-13||
|November 13||{{cfb link|year=1943|team=Bethany Bison|title=Bethany (WV)}}|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|W 26-13||
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American college football season
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]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, West Virginia ranked 108th among the nation’s college and service teams with a rating of 64.2.[4]
The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.
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References[edit]
- ^ “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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- ^ “W. Va. beats Maryland 6–2”. The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 17, 1943. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “West Va. Crushes Lehigh, 53 to 6”. The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 7, 1943. p. S2.
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