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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: Thomas Gawthrop Doggie Trenchard
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1895 <- 1896 -> 1897 --> 2024
1896 Season Highlights
 Thomas Gawthrop Doggie Trenchard enters his 1st season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
 
1896 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Geneva  6   0   W       
 Thu., Oct. 15  vs. Lafayette  0   18   L    @ Fairmount, WV   
 Fri., Oct. 16  vs. Lafayette  0   6   L    @ Parkersburg, WV   
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Lafayette  0   34   L    @ Wheeling, WV   
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Pittsburgh AC  4   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Duquesne AC  0   0   T       
 Fri., Nov. 13  @ Latrobe Independents  0   5   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Latrobe Independents  4   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Duquesne AC  0   6   L       
 Thu., Nov. 26  @ Pittsburgh AC  0   0   T       
 Thu., Nov. 26  @ Mahoning Cycle Club  0   26   L       
 Mon., Nov. 30  @ Centre  0   6   L       
 
1896 Season Totals
  Record3-7 -2
  Points Scored14
  Scoring Average1.2
  Points Allowed101
  Defense Average8.4
  Opponents Record0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-3
  Away Record3-4 -2
1896 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1896 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 8-230346   Bert German
Indiana 7-222474   Madison G. Gonterman
Connecticut 5-36456   No Coach
Buffalo 7-014412   No Coach
Virginia 7-2-223886   Martin V. Bergen
California 6-2-215050   Frank S. Butterworth
Louisiana State 6-01314   Allen W. Jeardeau
Maryland 6-2-211234   Grenville Lewis
Rutgers 6-674198   John C.B. Pendleton
Cincinnati 5-2-19662   William A. Reynolds
Navy 5-318053   John P. Johnny Poe
Ohio State 5-5-1122104   Charles A. Hickey
Syracuse 5-3-219478   George O. Redington
Virginia Tech 5-2-115450   Art C. Jones
Boston College 4-35060   Frank Carney
Miami Ohio 4-15220   Ernest Merrill
Notre Dame 4-318250   Frank E. Hering
Ohio 4-2-180100   Frank Remsburg
Army 3-2-19345   George P. Dyer
Central Michigan 3-16222   Pete McCormick
Penn State 3-463128   Dr. Samuel B. Newton
Pittsburgh 3-64269   George W. Hoskins
Temple 3-25032   Charles M. Williams
Utah 3-23020   C.B. Ferris
West Virginia 3-7-214101   Thomas Gawthrop Doggie Trenchard
Arkansas 2-11636   John C. Futrall
Oklahoma 2-0284   No Coach
Oregon 2-12020   J.F. Frick
Stanford 2-1-1304   Harry P. Cross
Texas A&M 2-0-1504   A.M. Soule/H.W. South
Tulsa 2-106   Norman Leard
Washington 2-32040   Ralph Nichols
Washington State 2-0-1566   David A. Brodie
Wyoming 2-02820   Justus F. Soule
Mississippi 1-22422   J.W. Hollister
Nevada 1-230110   Frank L. Taylor
North Carolina State 1-060   Perrin Busbee
Oregon State 1-22614   Tommy Cade
South Carolina 1-32030   W.H. Dixie Whaley
Texas Christian 1-1-1828   No Coach
Akron 0-1032   Harry Wilson
Arizona State 0-12038   Frederick M. Irish
Kansas State 0-1-1620   Ira Pratt
Massachusetts 0-41239   No Coach
New Mexico State 0-2016   No Coach
San Jose State 0-0-166   
Southern California 0-3074   No Coach
Utah State 0-106   Professor Mayo

1896 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1896 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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