1941 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 1941 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 4–6 record and was outscored by a total of 126 to 85.[1][2] Henry Goodman was the team captain.[3]
| 1941 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 4–6 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Henry Goodman |
| Home stadium | Mountaineer Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | – | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | – | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Navy | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Maryland | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Teachers | – | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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West Virginia was ranked at No. 90 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[4]
The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | Waynesburg | W 13–7 | 7,547 | [5] | |||
| October 4 | at Navy | L 0–40 | 20,126 | [6] | |||
| October 11 | West Virginia Wesleyan |
| W 20–0 | 6,310 | [7] | ||
| October 18 | at No. 4 Fordham | L 0–27 | 12,500 | [8] | |||
| October 25 | at Kentucky | L 6–18 | 7,000 | [9] | |||
| November 1 | vs. Washington and Lee | W 7–6 | 10,000 | [10] | |||
| November 8 | Kansas |
| W 21–0 | 9,300 | [11] | ||
| November 15 | at Penn State | L 0–7 | 11,000 | [12][13] | |||
| November 22 | at Army | L 6–7 | 25,000 | [14] | |||
| November 29 | Michigan State |
| L 12–14 | 10,126 | [15] | ||
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References
- "1941 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.
- Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- "W. Virginia, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Minnesota Win". The Pittsburgh Press. September 28, 1941. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Navy Crushes W. Va. Eleven In 40-0 Clash". The Baltimore Sun. October 5, 1941. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mountaineers Take Easy Game From Bobcats, 20-0". The Pittsburgh Press. October 12, 1941. p. III-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jack Smith (October 19, 1941). "Rams Win Third, Clip W. Va., 27-0". New York Daily News. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Kentucky Whips West Virginia 18 To 6". The Messenger (Owensboro, Kentucky). October 26, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mountaineer's Whisker: W. Virginia Edges W&L". The Pittsburgh Press. November 2, 1941. p. III-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "West Virginia Wins, 21 to 0, Over Kansas". The Pittsburgh Post. November 9, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Penn State Aerial Turns Back West Virginia, 7 to 0". The Pittsburgh Press. November 16, 1941. p. III-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Penn State Topples West Virginia". The Sunday News (Lancaster, Pennsylvania). November 16, 1941. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- Dick McCann (November 23, 1941). "Army Overtakes West Va., 7-6". New York Daily News. p. 41C – via Newspapers.com.
- "Michigan State Noses Out West Virginia, 14 To 12". The Pittsburgh Press. November 30, 1941. p. III-12 – via Newspapers.com.
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