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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: Clarence W. Russell
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1906 <- 1907 -> 1908 --> 2024
1907 Season Highlights
 Clarence W. Russell enters his 1st season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
 
1907 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Ohio  35   5   W       
 Wed., Oct. 2  vs. Parkersburg YMCA  55   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. California YMCA PA  36   0   W       
 Wed., Oct. 16  vs. West Virginia Wesleyan  65   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Marietta  2   4   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Navy  0   6   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Pittsburgh  0   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Westminster  27   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Washington & Jefferson  5   13   L       
 Fri., Nov. 29  @ Alumni & All-Stars  11   0   W       
 
1907 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored236
  Scoring Average23.6
  Points Allowed38
  Defense Average3.8
  Opponents Record20-8
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record1-4
1907 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1907 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 6-213840   Clyde Williams
Connecticut 2-571158   George Lamson
New Mexico 1-0440   Martin F. Angel
Louisiana Tech 10-125937   George L. Watkins
Navy 9-2-111834   Cmdr. Joseph M. Joe Reeves
Pittsburgh 8-214727   James A. Moorhead
Louisiana State 7-326652Won  56-0  Edgar R. Wingard
Virginia Tech 7-215730   C.R. Williams
Washington State 7-128218   John R. Chief Bender
Army 6-2-112524   Henry C. Smither
Miami Ohio 6-111537   Amos P. Foster
Notre Dame 6-0-113720   Thomas A. Barry
Oregon State 6-01380   Fred S. Norcross
Penn State 6-425164   Thomas F. Tom Fennell
Texas 6-1-115453   W.E. Metzenthin
West Virginia 6-423638   Clarence W. Russell
Kansas State 5-313556   Mike F. Ahearn
Michigan 5-11076   Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Oregon 5-110014   Gordon B. Frost
Southern California 5-118220   Harvey R. Holmes
Syracuse 5-3-113364   Frank J. Buck ONeill
Arkansas 4-4-190122   Frank C. Shorty Longman
Baylor 4-3-191105   Luther F. Burleson
Florida 4-1-15310   Jack Forsythe
Michigan State 4-2-112760   Chester L. Brewer
Oklahoma 4-418175   Bennie Owen
Temple 4-0-28240   Horace Butterworth
Texas Christian 4-2-29069   E.J. Hyde
Washington 4-4-29548   Victor M. Place
Marshall 3-2-13835   No Coach
Maryland 3-54561   Charles W. Melick
New Mexico State 3-0886   John O. Miller
Ohio 3-4-176137   Arthur McFarland
Rutgers 3-5-17699   Frank H. Gorton
South Carolina 3-0304   Douglas McKay
Western Michigan 3-2-1448   William H. Bill Spaulding
Central Michigan 2-418130   Ralph W. Thacker
Northern Illinois 1-4-16762   Nelson A. Kellogg
Oklahoma State 1-3-12435   Edwin Parry
Cincinnati 0-000   No Team
Stanford 0-000   No Team

1907 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1907 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.