1947 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

1947 West Virginia Mountaineers football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–4
Head coach|

* Bill Kern (5th season)

Captain| Gene Corum
Home stadium| Mountaineer Field

Seasons

<- 1946

1948 ->

1947 Southern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Princess Anne |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Grambling |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
Sewanee |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Memphis State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Texas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Mississippi Southern |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Oklahoma City |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
East Tennessee State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Catholic University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0
Delaware |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Georgetown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Chattanooga |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Tennessee Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Miami (FL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
CCUNC |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0
Florida State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0

The 1947 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 252 to 84.[1][2] The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Eugene Corum was the team captain.[3]

West Virginia was ranked at No. 42 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[4]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 27| Otterbein|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 59–0| 15,000| [5]
October 4| vs. Washington and Lee|

* Laidley Field
* Charleston, WV

| W 35–6| 11,000| [6]
October 11| Waynesburg|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 60–7| 8,000| [7]
October 18| at NYU|

* Yankee Stadium
* Bronx, NY

| W 40–0| 8,000| [8]
October 25| at No. 9 Penn State|

* Beaver Field
* State College, PA (rivalry)

| L 14–21| 22,000| [9]
November 1| at Maryland|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD (rivalry)

| L 0–27| 16,500| [10]
November 8| Kentucky|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| L 6–15| 26,500| [11]
November 15|  No. 15 Virginia|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| L 0–6| 18,000| [12]
November 22| Temple|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 21–0| 10,000| [13]
November 29| at Pittsburgh|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)

| W 17–2| 15,000| [14]

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1947 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.[permanent dead link]
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 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Mountaineers Rout Little Otterbein College 59-0". Sunday Register (Beckley, WV). September 28, 1947. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "West Virginia Bumps W&L Generals Hard". Daily Press (Newport News, VA). October 5, 1947. p. 12 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Mountaineers Trim Waynesburg". The Pittsburgh Press. October 12, 1947. p. 39 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Hy Turkin (October 19, 1947). "W. Va. Passes, End Runs Top Violets, 40-0". The Daily News (New York City). p. 101 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Chester L. Smith (October 26, 1947). "Penn State Scores 21-14 Victory Over Mountaineers". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 30 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Maryland Beats W.Va. Eleven, 27-0". The Baltimore Sun. November 2, 1947. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Larry Boeck (November 9, 1947). "Kentucky Slides Past West Virginia 15-6". The Courier-Journal. p. IV-1 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Virginia Scores In Final Quarter, Drops Mountaineers, 6-0". The Staunton News Leader. November 16, 1947. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Mounties Break Losing Streak; Subdue Temple 21 to 0 Score". Sunday Register (Beckley, WV). November 23, 1947. p. 11 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ Chester L. Smith (November 30, 1947). "West Virginia Beats Pitt, 17-2, To End 19-Year-Old Panther Jinx". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 29 - 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
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* Syracuse
* Virginia Tech

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* Marching band
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* 2007 Backyard Brawl

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