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-
1955 Season Highlights
Arthur Pappy Lewis enters his 6th season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
The Mountaineers won the Southern Conference Championship.
1955 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 24 vs. Richmond
33
12
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Wake Forest
46
0
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs. Virginia Military Institute
47
12
W
@ Bluefield, WV
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. William & Mary
39
13
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Penn State
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @ Marquette
39
0
W
Fri., Nov. 4 @ George Washington
13
7
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Pittsburgh
7
26
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Syracuse
13
20
L
Fri., Nov. 25 @
North Carolina State
27
7
W
1955 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 285
Scoring Average 28.5
Points Allowed 104
Defense Average 10.4
Opponents Record 26-20
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-1
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
19 8-2-0
AP
17 8-2-0
Coaches
17 8-2-0
UP
1955 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1955 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 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.