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: Mont H. McIntire Conference: Independent-
1917 Season Highlights
Mont H. McIntire enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1917 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Pittsburgh
9
14
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Navy
7
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Carlisle
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @ Dartmouth
2
6
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Gettysburg
60
0
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Rutgers
7
7
T
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Virginia Tech
27
3
W
@ Huntington, WV
Sat., Nov. 17 vs. Washington & Jefferson
7
0
W
@ Fairmount, WV
Sat., Nov. 24 @ West Virginia Wesleyan
0
20
L
@ Clarksburg, WV
Thu., Nov. 29 vs.
North Carolina State
21
0
W
1917 Season Totals
Record 6-3
-1
Points Scored 161
Scoring Average 16.1
Points Allowed 50
Defense Average 5.0
Opponents Record 36-6
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 1-2
-1
1917 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1917 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1917 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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