1943 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
| 1943 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 4–3 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Robert Dutton |
| Home stadium | Mountaineer Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Navy | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas Aggies | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1943 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In its seventh non-consecutive season under head coach Ira Rodgers, the team compiled a 4–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 124 to 79.[1][2] Robert Dutton was the team captain.[3]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, West Virginia ranked 108th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 64.2.[4]
The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 2 | vs. Virginia | L 0–6 | |||
| October 9 | at Pittsburgh | L 0–20 | |||
| October 16 | Maryland | W 6–2 | [5] | ||
| October 23 | Carnegie Tech |
| W 32–0 | ||
| October 30 | at Penn State | L 7–32 | 4,494 | ||
| November 6 | at Lehigh | W 53–6 | [6] | ||
| November 13 | Bethany (WV) |
| W 26–13 |
References[edit]
- ^ "1943 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. p. 176.
- ^ 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
- ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "W. Va. beats Maryland 6–2". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 17, 1943. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Va. Crushes Lehigh, 53 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 7, 1943. p. S2.
