1914 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1914 West Virginia Mountaineers football
1914 West Virginia Mountaineers football team.png
ConferenceIndependent
1914 record5–4
Head coach
CaptainOrrin H. Davis
Seasons
← 1913
1915 →
1914 Southern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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
Maryville   –   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[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3MarshallMorgantown, WV (rivalry)W 20–0
October 10Bethany (WV)Morgantown, WVW 13–0
October 17DuquesneMorgantown, WVW 37–0
October 22at North Carolina A&MRaleigh, NCL 13–26
October 31at Washington & JeffersonWashington, PAL 0–48[4]
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. ^ "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.
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