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: George R. Krebs Conference: Independent-
1897 Season Highlights
George R. Krebs enters his 1st season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1897 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 9 @ Pittsburgh AC
0
6
L
Thu., Oct. 14 vs. Wesminster
18
0
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @ Marietta
6
0
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @ Washington & Jefferson
0
12
L
Sat., Oct. 30 @ Pittsburgh Collegians
0
0
T
Thu., Nov. 4 @ Washington & Lee
14
0
W
Fri., Nov. 5 @
Ohio
0
12
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Ohio State
24
0
W
Wed., Nov. 17 @ Bethany
30
0
W
Thu., Nov. 25 @ Latrobe Independents
0
16
L
1897 Season Totals
Record 5-4
-1
Points Scored 92
Scoring Average 9.2
Points Allowed 46
Defense Average 4.6
Opponents Record 7-9
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-0
Away Record 4-4
-1
1897 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1897 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1897 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.