1920 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

1920 West Virginia Mountaineers football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–4–1
Head coach|

* Mont McIntire (4th season)

Captain| Howard Lentz

Seasons

<- 1919

1921 ->

1920 Southern college football independents records

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| Conf |  |  | Overall

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Talladega |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | ?  | - | 0  | - | 0
Trinity (NC) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 1
Abilene Christian |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 1
North Texas State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Presbyterian |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Spring Hill |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Birmingham–Southern |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Mississippi Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
Southwest Texas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
East Tennessee State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Oglethorpe |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Delaware |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Texas Mines |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0
Marion |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Wake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Sam Houston Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 2
Western Kentucky State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
West Tennessee State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0
Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0

The 1920 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Mont McIntire, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 169 to 113.[1][2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 25| vs. West Virginia Wesleyan|

* South Side Park
* Fairmont, WV

| W 14–0| 9,000| [3]
October 2| Lehigh|

* Athletic Field
* Morgantown, WV

| T 7–7| | [4]
October 9| at Pittsburgh|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)

| L 13–34| 22,000| [5]
October 16| George Washington|

* Athletic Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 81–0| | [6]
October 23| at Yale|

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| L 0–24| | [7]
October 30| at Princeton|

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ

| L 3–10| 7,000| [8]
November 6| vs. Washington and Lee|

* Laidley Field
* Charleston, WV

| W 14–10| | [9]
November 13| Rutgers|

* Athletic Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 17–0| 5,000| [10]
November 20| Bethany (WV)|

* Athletic Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 20–0| | [11]
November 25| at Washington & Jefferson|

* College Field
* Washington, PA

| L 0–28| | [12]

## References

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1. ^ "2014 West Virginia Football Record Book" (PDF). West Virginia University. 2014. p. 176.
2. ^ "1920 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
3. ^ "Varsity Wins Opening Game". The West Virginian. September 27, 1920. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Lehigh Game Lost Through Bad Judgment". The West Virginian. October 4, 1920. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Ralph S. Davis (October 10, 1920). "Panthers Take Measure of West Virginians, 34-13, Before Big Crowd". The Pittsburg Press. p. Sporting 3 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "West Virginia Overwhelms George Washington, 81 To 0". The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times. October 17, 1920. p. III-4 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Mountaineers Beaten By Yale By Surprisingly Large Margin". The Pittsburg Press. October 24, 1920. p. Sporting 3 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Princeton Rather Fortunate In Defeating West Virginia Mountaineers". The Pittsburg Press. October 31, 1920. p. Sporting 6 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Generals lose close game". The Virginian-Pilot. November 7, 1920. Retrieved July 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "West Virginia Scores 17 To 0 Victory Over Rutgers". The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times. November 14, 1920. p. III-9 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Bethany team is defeated by West Virginia". The Pittsburgh Press. November 21, 1920. Retrieved July 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "W. & J. Whips W. Va., 28 to 0". Pittsburgh Gazette Times. November 26, 1920. p. 14 - via Newspapers.com.

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West Virginia Mountaineers football

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* Mountaineer Field (1924–1979)
* Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)

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