1946 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

1946 West Virginia Mountaineers football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–5
Head coach|

* Bill Kern (4th season)

Captain| Victor Peelish
Home stadium| Mountaineer Field

Seasons

<- 1945

1947 ->

1946 Southern major college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Miami (FL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Georgetown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Chattanooga |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0

The 1946 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its fourth non-consecutive season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 5–5 record and was outscored by a total of 120 to 99.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Victor Peelish was the team captain.[3]

West Virginia was ranked at No. 71 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[4]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 21| Otterbein|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 13–7| 10,000| [5]
September 28| at Pittsburgh|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)

| L 7–33| > 30,000| [6]
October 5| Waynesburg|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 42–0| 7,500| [7]
October 12| vs. Washington and Lee| Charleston, WV| W 6–0| | [8]
October 18| at Temple| Philadelphia, PA| L 0–6| 20,000 |  [9]
October 26| Syracuse|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (rivalry)

| W 13–0| 18,000| [10]
November 2| at No. 1 Army|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| L 0–19| 25,000| [11]
November 9| Fordham|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 39–0| 13,000| [12]
November 16| at Kentucky|

* McLean Stadium
* Lexington, KY

| L 0–13| 20,000| [13]
November 23| at Virginia|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| L 0–21| 12,000| [14]

* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1946 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 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "West va. Defeats Ohioans". Pittsburgh Sunday Sun-Telegraph. September 22, 1946. p. II-9 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Chester L. Smith (September 29, 1946). "Pitt Wallops West Virginia, 33-7: Panthers Score Four Times in 2nd Quarter; Cecconi Runs 98 Yards". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 8 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "West Va. In 42-0 Victory". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 6, 1946. p. II-6 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "W.&L. Loses To West Virginia: Mountaineer Score Comes After Fumble". Staunton News-Leader. Associated Press. October 13, 1946. p. 5 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Temple Defeats West Virginia". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. October 19, 1946. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "West Va. Defeats Syracuse". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 27, 1946. p. II-7 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Jim McCulley (November 3, 1946). "Army Rips Mountaineers, 19-0". New York Daily News. p. 96 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ Fullerton, Max (November 10, 1946). "West Virginia Romps to 39-0 Win over Fordham; Scores Twice in 1st, 2nd and 3rd Quarters". Sunday Register. Beckley, W.Va. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ Kyle Vance (November 17, 1946). "Kentucky Conquers West Virginia 13 To 0 Before 20,000: Phelps Chalks Up Both Touchdowns for Wildcats". The Owensboro, Ky., Messenger. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ Shelley Rolfe (November 24, 1946). "Cavaliers Win, 21-0: Cavaliers Display Form To Beat West Va., 21-0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. pp. 6B, 7B - 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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* Cincinnati
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* Maryland
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