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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  <-- 1951 <- 1952 -> 1953 --> 2024
1952 Season Highlights
 Arthur Pappy Lewis enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
 
1952 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Furman  14   22   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Waynesburg  49   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Penn State  21   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Washington & Lee  31   13   W    @ Cumberland, MD   
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Pittsburgh  16   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. George Washington  24   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Virginia Military Institute  39   21   W    @ Roanoke, VA   
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Virginia Tech  27   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ South Carolina  13   6   W       
 
1952 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored234
  Scoring Average26.0
  Points Allowed116
  Defense Average12.9
  Opponents Record23-16
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record3-0
1952 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1952 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Duke 8-222772   William D. Bill Murray
West Virginia 7-2234116   Arthur Pappy Lewis
South Carolina 5-5175161   Rex Enright
Virginia Tech 5-6155221   Frank O. Moselely
Wake Forest 5-4-1162133   Tom Rogers
North Carolina State 3-791336   Horace Hendrickson
North Carolina 2-6110206   Carl G. Snavely

1952 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1952 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.