1914 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainOrrin H. Davis
1914 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas    8 0 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal    5 0 1
Oklahoma    9 1 1
Delaware    7 1 1
Davidson    5 1 1
Georgia Tech    6 2 0
Presbyterian    4 1 1
Oklahoma A&M    6 2 1
Navy    6 3 0
Maryland    5 3 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial    5 3 0
Howard (AL)    4 3 1
Maryville (TN)    6 4 0
Marshall    5 4 0
West Virginia    5 4 0
Rice    3 2 3
North Texas State Normal    3 3 0
South Carolina    5 5 1
VMI    4 4 0
Mississippi Normal    2 3 1
Texas Mines    2 3 0
Western Kentucky State Normal    1 2 0
Baylor    3 5 2
West Tennessee State Normal    3 5 0
Arkansas    3 6 0
Louisiana Industrial    2 4 0
Wake Forest    3 6 0
Furman    2 5 0
Southwest Texas State    2 6 0
Louisville    1 7 0
Catholic University    0 6 1

The 1914 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1914 college football season. In its first season under head coach Sol Metzger, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 159 to 96.[1][2] Orrin H. Davis was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3MarshallMorgantown, WV (rivalry)W 20–0
October 10Bethany (WV)Morgantown, WVW 13–0
October 17DuquesneMorgantown, WVW 37–0
October 223:00 p.m.at North Carolina A&MRaleigh, NCL 13–26[4][5]
October 31at Washington & JeffersonWashington, PAL 0–48[6]
November 7Davis & ElkinsMorgantown, WVW 55–0
November 14vs. Washington and LeeCharleston, WVL 6–8
November 21vs. MariettaClarksburg, WVW 6–0
November 26vs. West Virginia WesleyanFairmont, WVL 9–14

References

  1. "1914 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. p. 176.
  3. 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
  4. "North Carolina Aggies Tackle West Virginia". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. Associated Press. October 22, 1914. p. 10. Retrieved August 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Aggies Had Hard Battle". Virginian-Pilot and Norfolk Landmark. Norfolk, Virginia. October 23, 1914. p. 11. Retrieved August 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "West Virginias Lose To Wash-Jeff". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1914. p. 20. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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