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: Dudley S. Dud DeGroot Conference: Independent-
1948 Season Highlights
Dudley S. Dud DeGroot enters his 1st season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1948 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sun., Sep. 19 vs. Waynesburg
29
16
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. Wooster
34
6
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Temple
27
7
W
@ Hershey, PA
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Pittsburgh
6
16
L
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Penn State
7
37
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs. Washington & Lee
14
7
W
@ Charleston, WV
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
South Carolina
35
12
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Ohio
48
6
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Virginia
0
7
L
Sat., Nov. 20 vs. Western Reserve
20
0
W
Sat., Nov. 27 vs.
Maryland
16
14
W
Sat., Jan. 1
Texas-El Paso
21
12
W
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
1948 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 257
Scoring Average 21.4
Points Allowed 140
Defense Average 11.7
Opponents Record 32-28
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 1-3
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1948 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1948 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.