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: Arthur Pappy Lewis Conference: Southern-
1950 Season Highlights
Arthur Pappy Lewis enters his 1st season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1950 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. Western Reserve
38
13
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @ Washington & Lee
7
26
L
@ Lynchburg, VA
Fri., Oct. 6 @ George Washington
14
21
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. Richmond
46
7
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs. Fordham
23
27
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Virginia
21
28
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Pittsburgh
7
21
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Penn State
0
27
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Maryland
0
41
L
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Texas-El Paso
7
48
L
1950 Season Totals
Record 2-8
Points Scored 163
Scoring Average 16.3
Points Allowed 259
Defense Average 25.9
Opponents Record 21-15
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 0-5
1950 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1950 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1950 All Southern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The Oklahoma Sooners hold the record for the longest winning streak in college football. The streak lasted 47 games, from 1954 until 1957.