1954 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1954 West Virginia Mountaineers football
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 12
1954 record8–1 (3–0 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Art Lewis (5th season)
Home stadiumOld Mountaineer Field (38,000)
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 West Virginia $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Furman 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
No. 16 VPI 3 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Davidson 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
VMI 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Richmond 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 2 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
George Washington 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
The Citadel 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with an 8–1 record.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at No. 15 South Carolina*
W 26–631,000
October 9George WashingtonNo. 16
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 13–720,000[1]
October 16at No. 9 Penn State*No. 14
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park , PA (rivalry)
W 19–1432,312
October 23vs. VMINo. 10
  • Mitchell Stadium
  • Bluefield, WV
W 40–611,000[2]
October 30Pittsburgh*No. 7
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)
L 10–1334,000
November 6Fordham*No. 17
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 39–910,000[3]
November 13at William & MaryNo. 16
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 20–610,000
November 20NC State*No. 14
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 28–320,000
November 27at Virginia*No. 12
W 14–1010,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1954 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Fred Wyant Jr
End 89 Billy Hillen Sr
End 84 Joe Kopnisky So
Guard 64 Gene Lathey So
Guard 88 Bill Underdonk Jr
Center 36 Charles Donaldson Sr
OL-LT 77 Bruce Bosley Jr
OL-RG 75 Sam Huff So
OL-LG 72 Gene Lamone Jr
Guard 65 Jerry Urda So
End 55 John Kernic Sr
End 81 Max Ludwig Sr
RB 22 Victor "Jack" Rabbits So
RB 42 Dick Nicholson Sr
RB 15 Harry Sweeney Sr
FB 24 Carl Norman Sr
FB 35 Danny Williams Sr
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Defense
Pos. # Name Class
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Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach

Art "Pappy" Lewis

Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "Keydets win on safety by 16 to 14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "West Virginia's devastating ground game rocks VMI 40–6". The State. October 24, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ McKowen, Bob (November 7, 1954). "WVU trims Fordham; Six men get touchdowns". The Charleston Daily Mail. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Mountaineers whip Rams, 39-9". The Pittsburgh Press. November 7, 1954. sect. 4, p. 2.
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