1917 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
| 1917 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–3–1 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Russell Bailey |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee State Normal | – | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State Normal | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spring Hill | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Tennessee State Normal | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Mines | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oglethorpe | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | – | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee (SATC) | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1917 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1917 college football season. In its second season under head coach Mont McIntire, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 161 to 50.[1][2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 29 | Pittsburgh |
| L 9–14 | 4,000–5,000 | [3][4] |
| October 6 | at Navy | W 7–0 | [5] | ||
| October 13 | Carlisle |
| W 21–0 | [6] | |
| October 20 | at Dartmouth |
| L 2–6 | [7] | |
| October 27 | Gettysburg |
| W 60–0 | [8] | |
| November 3 | at Rutgers |
| T 7–7 | [9] | |
| November 10 | vs. VPI |
| W 27–3 | 4,000 | [10] |
| November 17 | vs. Washington & Jefferson | Fairmont, WV | W 7–0 | [11] | |
| November 24 | vs. West Virginia Wesleyan | Clarksburg, WV | L 0–20 | [12] | |
| November 29 | North Carolina A&M |
| W 21–0 | [13] |
References
[edit]- ^ "2014 West Virginia Football Record Book" (PDF). West Virginia University. 2014. p. 176.
- ^ "1917 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ Guy, Richard (September 30, 1917). "Panthers Get Scare After Scoring twice in First Period". The Gazette Times. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers Win Tough Battle". The Pittsburg Press. September 30, 1917. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Here's a surprise; West Virginia University trims the Navy eleven". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 7, 1917. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indians defeated by West Virginia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 14, 1917. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dartmouth line too strong for West Virginia". The Springfield Union. October 21, 1917. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dartmouth line too strong for West Virginia". The Springfield Union. October 21, 1917. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Teams again play another tie game". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 4, 1917. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Techs Are Defeated". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 11, 1917. p. 27. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ "Wash-Jeff beaten by West Virginia in Fairmont fray". The Pittsburgh Post. November 18, 1917. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia gets surprise of season". The Sun. November 25, 1917. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia outclasses Southerners". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 30, 1917. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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