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-
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
Record 5-5
Points Scored 225
Scoring Average 22.5
Points Allowed 190
Defense Average 19.0
Opponents Record 23-15
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-3
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.