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: Ira Errett Rat Rogers Conference: Independent-
1945 Season Highlights
Ira Errett Rat Rogers enters his 9th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1945 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Otterbein
42
7
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Pittsburgh
0
20
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Drexel
42
0
W
Fri., Oct. 12 @
Syracuse
0
12
L
Fri., Oct. 19 @
Temple
12
28
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Maryland
13
13
T
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Virginia
7
13
L
@ Charleston, WV
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Kentucky
6
19
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Ohio
0
14
L
1945 Season Totals
Record 2-6
-1
Points Scored 122
Scoring Average 13.6
Points Allowed 126
Defense Average 14.0
Opponents Record 29-30
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
-1
Away Record 0-3
1945 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1945 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1945 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.