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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: Arthur Pappy Lewis
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024
1951 Season Highlights
 Arthur Pappy Lewis enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
 
1951 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Waynesburg  20   9   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28  @ Furman  18   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Washington & Lee  0   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Richmond  24   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Geneva  89   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Penn State  7   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Western Reserve  35   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. South Carolina  13   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Pittsburgh  12   32   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Maryland  7   54   L       
 
1951 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Points Scored225
  Scoring Average22.5
  Points Allowed190
  Defense Average19.0
  Opponents Record23-15
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record1-3
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1951 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Maryland 10-038175Won  28-13  James M. Jim Tatum
Clemson 7-319697Lost  0-14  Frank Howard
Wake Forest 6-4200142   Tom Rogers
Duke 5-4-1201157   William D. Bill Murray
South Carolina 5-4175135   Rex Enright
West Virginia 5-5225190   Arthur Pappy Lewis
North Carolina State 3-7141203   Beattie Feathers
North Carolina 2-8120224   Carl G. Snavely
Virginia Tech 2-8105311   Frank O. Moselely

1951 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1951 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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