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-
1929 Season Highlights
Ira Errett Rat Rogers enters his 5th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1929 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 21 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan
16
0
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs. Davis & Elkins
6
13
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Duquesne
7
7
T
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Pittsburgh
7
27
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Washington & Lee
26
6
W
@ Charleston, WV
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Oklahoma State
9
6
W
Tue., Nov. 5 @ Fordham
0
0
T
@ New York, NY
Sat., Nov. 9 vs. Detroit Mercy
0
36
L
Sat., Nov. 16 @ Georgetown
0
0
T
Thu., Nov. 28 vs. Washington & Jefferson
6
0
W
1929 Season Totals
Record 4-3
-3
Points Scored 77
Scoring Average 7.7
Points Allowed 95
Defense Average 9.5
Opponents Record 13-4
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
-1
Away Record 1-1
-2
1929 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1929 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1929 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.