1949 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1949 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Dudley DeGroot, the team compiled a 4–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 275 to 227.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Peter Zinaich was the team captain.[3]

1949 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6–1
Head coach
CaptainPeter Zinaich
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1949 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Maryland State    8 0 0
Memphis State    9 1 0
Delaware    8 1 0
Virginia    7 2 0
Louisville    8 3 0
Grambling    7 3 2
Miami (FL)    6 3 0
Sewanee    4 2 1
Chattanooga    5 4 0
Georgetown    5 5 0
West Virginia    4 6 1
Navy    3 5 1
Rollins    3 5 0
Texas State    3 6 1
Oklahoma City    2 8 0
Tampa    0 8 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17WaynesburgW 42–7
September 24at OhioL 7–17
October 1vs. Washington and Lee
W 28–2010,000[4]
October 8 No. 19 Pittsburgh
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 7–20
October 14at Boston UniversityL 20–5219,301[5]
October 22Quantico Marines
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 47–26
October 29at VirginiaL 14–1915,000
November 5Penn State
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 14–3421,000
November 12Texas Western
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 13–13
November 19at Western ReserveW 28–20
November 24at No. 15 MarylandL 7–4716,117
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1949 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. "West Virginia nips Wash-Lee before 10,000". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 2, 1949. Retrieved August 20, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Keane, Clif (October 15, 1949). "Agganis Best Donelli Has Had–Cannava Grabs Spotlight". Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 4. Retrieved June 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
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