1944 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 1944 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Ira Rodgers, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 191 to 130.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Russell Lopez was the team captain.[3]
| 1944 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1944 record | 5–3–1 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Russell Lopez |
| Home stadium | Mountaineer Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Navy | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 23 | at Pittsburgh | L 13–26 | |
| September 30 | Case | W 32–7 | |
| October 7 | vs. Virginia |
| L 6–24 |
| October 14 | at Maryland | T 6–6 | |
| October 21 | Bethany (WV) |
| W 20–0 |
| October 28 | at Penn State | W 28–27 | |
| November 4 | Temple |
| W 6–0 |
| November 11 | Lehigh |
| W 71–0 |
| November 18 | at Kentucky | L 9–40 |
References
- "1944 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.
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