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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: Ira Errett Rat Rogers
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1944 <- 1945 -> 1946 --> 2024
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
  Record2-6 -1
  Points Scored122
  Scoring Average13.6
  Points Allowed126
  Defense Average14.0
  Opponents Record29-30
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-3 -1
  Away Record0-3
1945 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1945 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 7-126543   J.O. Christian
Army 9-041246   Earl H. Red Blaik
Miami 9-1-121199Won  13-6  Jack Harding
Miami Ohio 7-220775   Sid Gillman
Navy 7-1-122065   Cmdr. Oscar E. Hagberg
Nevada 7-3240147   James W. Jim Aiken
Notre Dame 7-2-1255122   Hugh J. Devore
Temple 7-119851   Ray Morrison
Virginia 7-226579   Frank J. Murray
Central Michigan 6-19826   Ron Finch
Eastern Michigan 5-0-14513   Elton J. Rynearson
Michigan State 5-3-1120128   Charles W. Bachman
Penn State 5-317389   Robert A. Bob Higgins
Bowling Green 4-37981   Robert Whittaker
Cincinnati 4-413288   Ray Nolting
Western Michigan 4-3147105   John W. Gill
Boston College 3-479171   Amerino Moody Sarno
Ohio 3-4100106   Don Peden
Pittsburgh 3-787141   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Massachusetts 2-1-13332   Thomas Eck
West Virginia 2-6-1122126   Ira Errett Rat Rogers
Syracuse 1-638106   Oscar M. Ossie Solem

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

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.