West Virginia Football Team History
West Virginia Mountaineers
West Virginia University
Monrgantown, WV
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Mountaineer Field Capacity: 63,500 Colors: Old Gold & Blue Coach: William F. Bill Kern Conference: Independent-
1947 Season Highlights
William F. Bill Kern enters his 5th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1947 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. Otterbein
59
0
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. Washington & Lee
35
6
W
@ Charleston, WV
Sat., Oct. 11 vs. Waynesburg
60
7
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @ New York University
40
0
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Penn State
14
21
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Maryland
0
27
L
@ Washington, DC
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Kentucky
6
15
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Virginia
0
6
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Temple
21
0
W
Sat., Nov. 29 @
Pittsburgh
17
2
W
1947 Season Totals
Record 6-4
Points Scored 252
Scoring Average 25.2
Points Allowed 84
Defense Average 8.4
Opponents Record 35-22
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 2-2
1947 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1947 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1947 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.