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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: Charles C. Trusty Tallman
Conference: Independent-

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1891 <-- 1933 <- 1934 -> 1935 --> 2024

1934 Season Highlights

Charles C. Trusty Tallman enters his 1st season as Head Coach at West Virginia.

1934 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. West Virginia Wesleyan	19	0	W
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Duquesne	7	0	W
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Pittsburgh	6	27	L
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Washington & Lee	12	0	W	@ Charleston, WV
Fri., Oct. 19	@ Temple	13	28	L
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Davis & Elkins	12	7	W
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Ohio	7	2	W	@ Parkersburg, WV
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Fordham	20	27	L	@ New York, NY
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. George Washington	7	10	L
Thu., Nov. 29	vs. Washington & Jefferson	14	12	W	@ Atlantic City, NJ

1934 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	117
Scoring Average	11.7
Points Allowed	113
Defense Average	11.3
Opponents Record	19-6
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-2

1934 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1934 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	1-7	19	108					J.O. Christian
Michigan State	8-1	153	56					Charles W. Bachman
Navy	8-1	138	70					Lt. Thomas J. Tom Hamilton
Pittsburgh	8-1	205	44					Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Army	7-3	215	40					Garrison H. Gar Davidson
Temple	7-1-2	220	57	Lost 14-20				Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Western Michigan	7-1	104	52					Mitchell Gary
Notre Dame	6-3	108	56					Elmer F. Layden
Syracuse	6-2	141	42					Victor A. Vic Hanson
Troy	6-2-1	170	52					Albert Elmore
West Virginia	6-4	117	113					Charles C. Trusty Tallman
Boston College	5-4	64	72					Joseph Joe McKenney
Central Michigan	5-3	81	82					Alex Yunevich
Eastern Michigan	5-2	109	79					Elton J. Rynearson
Georgia Southern	5-5	120	123					Crook Smith
Massachusetts	5-3-1	119	40					Mel Taube
Tulsa	5-2-1	106	39					Elmer C. Gus Henderson
Penn State	4-4	115	58					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Texas El Paso	4-4	131	104					Mack Saxon
Jacksonville State	3-4	73	111					T.B. Shotts
East Carolina	1-4-1	18	87					G.L. Doc Mathis

1934 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1934 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.