1940 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

1940 West Virginia Mountaineers football

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

* Bill Kern (1st season)

Captain| John Shonk
Home stadium| Mountaineer Field

Seasons

<- 1939

1941 ->

1940 Southern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 17 Hardin–Simmons |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 13 Georgetown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Delaware |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
East Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Western Maryland |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
George Washington |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Catholic University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Georgia Teachers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Roanoke |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Oklahoma City |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 3
William & Mary Norfolk |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 127 to 94.[1][2] John Shonk was the team captain.[3] The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.

West Virginia was ranked at No. 95 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[4]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 28| Westminster (PA)|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 47–0| 7,109| [5]
October 5| at Fordham|

* Randalls Island Stadium
* New York, NY

| L 7–20| 17,780| [6]
October 12| at Penn State|

* New Beaver Field
* State College, PA (rivalry)

| L 13–17| 10,574–13,000| [7]
October 19| West Virginia Wesleyan|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 32–0| | [8]
October 25| at George Washington|

* Griffith Stadium
* Washington, DC

| L 0–19| | [9]
November 2| vs. Washington and Lee|

* Laidley Field
* Charleston, WV

| W 12–7| | [10]
November 9| Cincinnati|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| T 7–7| 10,000| [11]
November 17| Kentucky|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 9–7| 7,500| [12]
November 23| at Michigan State|

* Macklin Field
* East Lansing, MI

| L 0–17| 9,500| [13]

* Homecoming

## References

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1. ^ "1940 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. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Mountaineers romp over Westminster". The Pittsburgh Press. September 29, 1940. Retrieved July 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Childs, Kingsley (October 6, 1940). "Fordham Defeats West Virginia". New York Times. p. 81.
7. ^ "Penn State tabs West Virginia U. by score of 17–13". Sunday News. October 13, 1940. Retrieved July 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "West Va. drubs Wesleyan, 32–0". Times Herald. October 20, 1940. Retrieved July 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "W. Virginia fumbles, G. Washington wins". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 26, 1940. Retrieved February 15, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Mountaineers nip Generals". Daily Press. November 3, 1939. Retrieved August 20, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Game Cincinnati eleven ties West Virginia, 7–7". The Indianapolis Star. November 10, 1940. Retrieved July 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Favored Kentucky Wildcats upset by West Virginia team, 9 to 7". The Park City Daily News. November 17, 1940. Retrieved July 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Spartans beat W.V.U. in season's finale". The State Journal. November 24, 1940. Retrieved July 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.

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West Virginia Mountaineers football

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* Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)

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