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: Ira Errett Rat Rogers Conference: Independent-
1928 Season Highlights
Ira Errett Rat Rogers enters his 4th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1928 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Davis & Elkins
0
7
L
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan
12
0
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Haskell
28
7
W
@ Wheeling, WV
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Pittsburgh
9
6
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Washington & Lee
22
0
W
@ Charleston, WV
Sat., Oct. 27 @ Lafayette
17
0
W
Tue., Nov. 6 @ Fordham
18
0
W
@ Bronx, NY
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Oklahoma State
32
6
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @ Georgetown
0
12
L
Thu., Nov. 29 vs. Washington & Jefferson
14
0
W
1928 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 152
Scoring Average 15.2
Points Allowed 38
Defense Average 3.8
Opponents Record 7-9
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-1
1928 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1928 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1928 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 first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.