1938 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

1938 West Virginia Mountaineers football

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

* Marshall Glenn (2nd season)

Captain| Alex Atty, Sam Audia
Home stadium| Mountaineer Field

Seasons

<- 1937

1939 ->

1938 Southern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Georgetown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Hardin–Simmons |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Roanoke |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 3
Western Maryland |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Catholic University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
George Washington |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 2
Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Loyola (LA) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
South Georgia Teachers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
William & Mary Norfolk |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Delaware |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Delaware State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Oglethorpe |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Oklahoma City |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
East Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 1
Jacksonville State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 1

The 1938 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In its second season under head coach Marshall Glenn, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 117 to 98.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Alex Atty and Sam Audia were the team captains.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 24| at Pittsburgh|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)

| L 0–19| 34,500| [4]
October 1| West Virginia Wesleyan|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 38–6| 5,000| [5]
October 8| vs. Washington and Lee|

* Laidley Field
* Charleston, WV

| T 6–6| 8,000| [6]
October 15| Michigan State|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| L 0–26| 9,000| [7][8]
October 22| at Creighton|

* Creighton Stadium
* Omaha, NE

| W 20–13| 11,000| [9]
October 29| Youngstown|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 27–7| | [10]
November 5| at Western Reserve|

* League Park
* Cleveland, OH

| L 0–7| 15,000| [11]
November 12| Georgetown|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| L 0–14| 14,000| [12]
November 19| at Manhattan|

* Yankee Stadium
* Bronx, NY

| L 0–13| 6,000| [13]
November 24| at George Washington|

* Griffith Stadium
* Washington, D.C.

| W 7–6| | [14]

* Homecoming

## References

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1. ^ "1938 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. ^ Tom Hopkins (September 25, 1938). "Hal Stebbins Big Star For Panthers". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Part 3-2. Retrieved August 29, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "W.V.U. grid crew crushes Bobcat outfit by 38 to 0". Cumberland Sunday Times. October 2, 1938. Retrieved July 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Inspired Generals tie West Virginia". The Commercial Appeal. October 9, 1938. Retrieved August 20, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Ciolek's Back Injured as Spartans Crush West Virginia". Detroit Free Press. October 16, 1938. pp. Sports 1, 6 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Spartans find stride in routing W. Virginia, 26–0". The State Journal. October 16, 1938. Retrieved July 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Aerial gamble costs Jays loss to West Virginia". Omaha World-Herald. October 23, 1938. Retrieved July 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Lady luck smiles on Mountaineers". The Sunday Star. October 30, 1938. Retrieved July 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Red Cats in 63-yard drive to down Mountaineers, 7–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 6, 1938. Retrieved July 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Hoyas strike in last period to beat W. Va". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. November 13, 1938. Retrieved July 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Jaspers down West Virginia". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 20, 1938. Retrieved July 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "West Virginia takes George Washington, 7–6". Johnson City Chronicle. November 25, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2022 - 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

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

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