1940 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
CaptainJohn Shonk
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1940 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Hardin–Simmons   –  9 –0 –0
No. 13 Georgetown   –  8 –2 –0
Navy   –  6 –2 –1
Delaware   –  5 –3 –0
East Carolina   –  5 –3 –0
Western Maryland   –  5 –3 –0
George Washington   –  5 –3 –1
Catholic University   –  4 –3 –1
West Virginia   –  4 –4 –1
Virginia   –  4 –5 –0
Georgia Teachers   –  3 –5 –0
Oklahoma City   –  1 –7 –3
William & Mary Norfolk   –  0 –6 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 127 to 94.[1][2] John Shonk was the team captain.[3]

West Virginia was ranked at No. 95 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[4]

The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Westminster (PA)
W 47–0
October 5at Fordham
L 7–2017,780[5]
October 12at Penn State
L 13–1710,574
October 19West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 32–0
October 25at George Washington
L 0–19[6]
November 2vs. Washington and Lee
W 12–7[7]
November 9Cincinnati
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 7–7
November 17Kentucky
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 9–7
November 23at Michigan State
L 0–17

References

  1. ↑ "1940 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. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Childs, Kingsley (October 6, 1940). "Fordham Defeats West Virginia". New York Times. p. 81.
  6. ↑ "W. Virginia fumbles, G. Washington wins". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 26, 1940. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Mountaineers nip Generals". Daily Press. November 3, 1939. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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