1942 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1942 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In its third season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 119 to 91.[1][2] Richard McElwee was the team captain.[3]

1942 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainRichard McElwee
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1942 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Delaware   –  8 –0 –0
Mississippi Southern   –  4 –0 –0
Miami (FL)   –  7 –2 –0
Delaware State   –  3 –1 –1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –  4 –2 –1
Chattanooga   –  7 –4 –0
Georgetown   –  5 –3 –1
Navy   –  5 –4 –0
West Virginia   –  5 –4 –0
Western Maryland   –  4 –4 –1
Tennessee Tech   –  3 –4 –2
Virginia   –  2 –6 –1

West Virginia was ranked at No. 63 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[4]

The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26vs. Washington and Lee
W 21–78,000[5]
October 3at Boston College
L 0–3315,000
October 10South Carolina
W 13–0
October 17at Fordham
L 14–2312,300
October 24Waynesburg
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 27–0
October 31Penn State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 24–012,000
November 14at Kentucky
W 7–0[6]
November 21at Michigan State
L 0–7
November 28at Miami (FL)
L 13–21

References
  1. "1942 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. p. 176.
  3. 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
  4. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Mounties maul W. & L., 21–7". The Courier-Journal. September 27, 1942. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Kentucky Wildcats defeated by West Virginia Mountaineers, 7 to 0". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 15, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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