1934 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

1934 West Virginia Mountaineers football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–4
Head coach|

* Charles Tallman (1st season)

Captain| Herbert Stewart, John Vargo
Home stadium| Mountaineer Field

Seasons

<- 1933

1935 ->

1934 Southern college football independents records

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| Conf |  |  | Overall

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Western Maryland |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 1
No. 7 Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Texas A&I |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1
Troy State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Tulsa |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
George Washington |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Oglethorpe |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Delaware |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Georgetown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Texas Mines |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Catholic University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Jacksonville State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Wake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
South Georgia Teachers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
William & Mary Norfolk |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 2
East Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1
Oklahoma City |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Rankings from Associated Press

The 1934 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In its first season under head coach Charles Tallman, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 117 to 113.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Herbert Stewart and John Vargo were the team captains.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 22| West Virginia Wesleyan|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 19–0| | [4][5]
September 28| at Duquesne|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 7–0| 25,000| [6]
October 6| Pittsburgh|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (rivalry)

| L 6–27| 18,000| [7]
October 13| vs. Washington and Lee|

* Laidley Field
* Charleston, WV

| W 12–0| | [8]
October 19| at Temple|

* Temple Stadium
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 13–28| 18,000| [9]
October 27| Davis & Elkins|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 12–7| | [10]
November 3| vs. Ohio| Parkersburg, WV| W 7–2| | [11]
November 10| at Fordham|

* Polo Grounds
* New York, NY

| L 20–27| | [12]
November 17| George Washington|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| L 7–10| | [13]
November 29| vs. Washington & Jefferson|

* Atlantic City Convention Hall
* Atlantic City, NJ

| W 14–12| 4,000| [14]

## References

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1. ^ "1934 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. ^ Smith, Chester L. (September 23, 1934). "West Virginia Whips Bobcats In 19-0 Tilt". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved June 26, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ Smith, Chester L. (September 23, 1934). "West Virginia Whips Bobcats In 19-0 Tilt (continued)". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 4, sports section. Retrieved June 26, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ "W. Virginia trips Duquesne 7 to 0". The Kane Republican. September 29, 1934. Retrieved July 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Chester L. Smith (October 7, 1934). "Long Passes Aid Panthers in Triumph". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sports 1. Retrieved February 15, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "West Virginia triumphs over Wash–Lee, 12 to 0". The Pittsburgh Press. October 14, 1934. Retrieved December 17, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Temple Beats West Virginia 28 to 13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 20, 1934. pp. 19, 21 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "West Virginia downs D&E". The Pittsburgh Press. October 28, 1934. Retrieved July 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Ohio U. fights hard, but is edged out, 7 to 2". The Dayton Daily News. November 4, 1934. Retrieved July 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "West Virginia beaten, 27–20, in final rally". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 11, 1934. Retrieved July 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Colonials win, 10–7". The Pittsburgh Press. November 18, 1934. Retrieved March 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "West Virginia beats Washington and Jefferson". Atlantic City Press. November 30, 1934. Retrieved July 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.

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West Virginia Mountaineers football

Venues|

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

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Cincinnati
* Marshall: Friends of Coal Bowl
* Maryland
* Old Ironsides
* Penn State
* Pittsburgh: Backyard Brawl
* Syracuse
* Virginia Tech

Culture & lore|

* The Mountaineer
* Marching band
* "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
* 2007 Backyard Brawl

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