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: William F. Bill Kern Conference: Independent-
1946 Season Highlights
William F. Bill Kern enters his 4th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1946 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 21 vs. Otterbein
13
7
W
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Pittsburgh
7
33
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Waynesburg
42
0
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Washington & Lee
6
0
W
@ Charleston, WV
Fri., Oct. 18 @
Temple
0
6
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Syracuse
13
0
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Army
0
19
L
Sat., Nov. 9 vs. Fordham
39
0
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Kentucky
0
13
L
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Virginia
0
21
L
1946 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 120
Scoring Average 12.0
Points Allowed 99
Defense Average 9.9
Opponents Record 29-21
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 0-5
1946 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1946 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1946 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 college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.