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: Dudley S. Dud DeGroot Conference: Independent-
1949 Season Highlights
Dudley S. Dud DeGroot enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1949 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs. Waynesburg
42
7
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Ohio
7
17
L
Sat., Oct. 1 vs. Washington & Lee
28
20
W
@ Charleston, WV
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Pittsburgh
7
20
L
Fri., Oct. 14 @ Boston University
20
52
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs. Quantico Marines
47
26
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Virginia
14
19
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Penn State
14
34
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Texas-El Paso
13
13
T
Sat., Nov. 19 @ Western Reserve
28
20
W
Thu., Nov. 24 @
Maryland
7
47
L
1949 Season Totals
Record 4-6
-1
Points Scored 227
Scoring Average 20.6
Points Allowed 275
Defense Average 25.0
Opponents Record 31-14
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
-1
Away Record 1-4
1949 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1949 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1949 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.