1954 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1954 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1954 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Art Lewis, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the SoCon title for the second consecutive season.

1954 West Virginia Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 12
Record8–1 (3–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1954 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 West Virginia $ 3 0 08 1 0
Furman 2 0 05 5 0
No. 16 VPI 3 0 18 0 1
Davidson 2 1 06 3 0
VMI 4 3 04 6 0
Richmond 2 3 05 4 0
William & Mary 1 2 24 4 2
George Washington 0 4 11 7 1
The Citadel 0 4 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at No. 15 South Carolina*W 26–631,000
October 9George WashingtonNo. 16W 13–720,000[1]
October 16at No. 9 Penn State*No. 14W 19–1432,312
October 23vs. VMINo. 10W 40–611,000[2]
October 30Pittsburgh*No. 7
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 10–1334,000
November 6Fordham*No. 17
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 39–910,000[3]
November 13at William & MaryNo. 16W 20–610,000
November 20NC State*No. 14
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 28–320,000
November 27at Virginia*No. 12W 14–1010,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1954 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 11 Fred Wyant Jr
End 89 Billy Hillen Sr
End 84 Joe Kopnisky So
Guard 64 Gene Lathey So
Guard 88 Bill Underdonk Jr
Center 36 Charles Donaldson Sr
OL-LT 77 Bruce Bosley Jr
OL-RG 75 Sam Huff So
OL-LG 72 Gene Lamone Jr
Guard 65 Jerry Urda So
End 55 John Kernic Sr
End 81 Max Ludwig Sr
RB 22 Victor "Jack" Rabbits So
RB 42 Dick Nicholson Sr
RB 15 Harry Sweeney Sr
FB 24 Carl Norman Sr
FB 35 Danny Williams Sr
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Defense
Pos.#NameClass
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Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach

Art "Pappy" Lewis

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "Keydets win on safety by 16 to 14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "West Virginia's devastating ground game rocks VMI 40–6". The State. October 24, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. McKowen, Bob (November 7, 1954). "WVU trims Fordham; Six men get touchdowns". The Charleston Daily Mail. p. 13 via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Mountaineers whip Rams, 39-9". The Pittsburgh Press. November 7, 1954. sect. 4, p. 2.
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