1944 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainRussell Lopez
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1944 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Virginia    6 1 2
No. 4 Navy    6 3 0
West Virginia    5 3 1
Delaware State    2 3 0
Tennessee Tech    1 2 0
Miami (FL)    1 7 1
Millsaps    1 5 0
Sewanee    0 3 1
Howard (AL)    0 5 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Ira Rodgers, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 191 to 130.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Russell Lopez was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at PittsburghL 13–2610,000[4]
September 30CaseW 32–7
October 7vs. VirginiaL 6–24
October 14at MarylandT 6–65,600[5]
October 21Bethany (WV)
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 20–0
October 28at Penn StateW 28–275,534
November 4Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 6–06,000[6]
November 11Lehigh
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 71–0
November 18at KentuckyL 9–40[7]

References

  1. "1944 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. Keck, Harry (September 24, 1944). "Panthers Sparkle in Debut". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Section 2-2. Retrieved June 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Maryland U. holds West Virginia, 6–6". The Atlanta Journal. October 15, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "West Virginia Holds Temple to Win Hard-Fought Game". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. November 5, 1944. p. 32 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Rejuvenated Wildcats bury West Virginia under decisive 40–9 score". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 19, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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