1950 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1950 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as a nmember of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1950 college football season. In its first season under head coach Art Lewis, the team compiled a 2–8 record (1–3 against SoCon opponents), finished in 14th place in the conference, and was outscored by a combined total of 259 to 163.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Lawrence Ciccarelli was the team captain.[3]

1950 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–8 (1–3 Southern Conference)
Head coach
CaptainLawrence Ciccarelli
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1950 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Washington and Lee $ 6 0 08 3 0
No. 10 Clemson 3 0 19 0 1
VMI 5 1 06 4 0
Wake Forest 6 1 16 1 2
Maryland 4 1 17 2 1
Duke 5 2 07 3 0
North Carolina 3 2 13 5 2
George Washington 4 3 05 4 0
NC State 4 4 15 4 1
William & Mary 3 3 04 7 0
The Citadel 2 3 04 6 0
South Carolina 2 4 13 4 2
Furman 2 4 02 8 1
West Virginia 1 3 02 8 0
Davidson 1 5 03 6 0
Richmond 1 8 02 8 0
VPI 0 8 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Western Reserve*W 38–13
September 30vs. Washington and Lee
L 7–268,000[4]
October 6at George WashingtonL 14–218,007[5]
October 14Richmond
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 46–76,000[6]
October 21Fordham*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 23–2718,000[7]
October 28Virginia*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 21–2822,000
November 4at Pittsburgh*L 7–21
November 11at Penn State*State College, PA (rivalry)L 0–2716,338
November 18Maryland
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 0–4116,000
November 25at Texas Western*L 7–48
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1950 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. "W&L raps WVU, 26–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 1, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Davis and Mates take game, 21–14". The News and Observer. October 7, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Mountaineers overpower Spiders for conference win, 46–7". The Daily News Leader. October 15, 1950. Retrieved November 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Fullerton, Max (October 22, 1950). "Fordham Nips WVU 27-33". The Sunday Register. Beckley, W.Va. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
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