1949 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1949 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
1949 record4–6–1
Head coach
CaptainPeter Zinaich
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southern college football independents records
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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
Oklahoma City   –   2 – 8 – 0
Tampa   –     –  

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]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Waynesburg
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 42–7
September 24at Ohio
L 7–17
October 1vs. Washington and LeeCharleston, WVW 28–20
October 8 No. 19 Pittsburgh
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 7–20
October 14at Boston University
L 20–5219,301[4]
October 22Quantico Marines
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 47–26
October 29at Virginia
L 14–19
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 Reserve
W 28–20
November 24at No. 15 Maryland
L 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. ^ Keane, Clif (October 15, 1949). "Agganis Best Donelli Has Had–Cannava Grabs Spotlight". Boston Globe. Boston, Masschusetts. p. 4. Retrieved June 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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