1917 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1917 West Virginia Mountaineers football Independent 6–3–1 Mont McIntire 2nd Russell Bailey 1919 The 1917 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1917 college football season. In its second season under head coach Mont McIntire, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 161 to 50.2014 West Virginia Football Record Book West Virginia University 2014 176 https://static.wvusports.com/custompages/content/files/general/2014%20wvu%20football%20record%20book.pdfhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/west-virginia/1917-schedule.html 1917 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football March 29, 2019 Schedule y y September 29 Pittsburgh University Athletic Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry) L 9–14 4,000–5,000 Guy Richard Panthers Get Scare After Scoring twice in First Period The Gazette Times September 30, 1917 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62645924/panthers-get-scare-after-scoring-twice/ Newspapers.comPanthers Win Tough Battle The Pittsburg Press September 30, 1917 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62955029/panthers-win-tough-battle/ Newspapers.com October 6 at Navy Worden Field Annapolis, MD W 7–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-heres-a-surpris/151775670/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Here's a surprise; West Virginia University trims the Navy eleven October 7, 1917 July 21, 2024 Newspapers.com October 13 Carlisle Athletic Field Morgantown, WV W 21–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-indians-defeat/151775801/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Indians defeated by West Virginia October 14, 1917 July 21, 2024 Newspapers.com October 20 at Dartmouth Alumni Oval Hanover, NH L 2–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-union-dartmouth-line-too-str/151775920/ The Springfield Union Dartmouth line too strong for West Virginia October 21, 1917 July 21, 2024 Newspapers.com October 27 1917 Gettysburg Gettysburg Athletic Field Morgantown, WV W 60–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-west-virginia-ov/151776050/ The Gazette Times Pittsburgh West Virginia Overwhelms Gettysburg October 28, 1917 July 21, 2024 Newspapers.com November 3 at Rutgers Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ T 7–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle-teams-again-pla/151776133/ The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Teams again play another tie game November 4, 1917 July 21, 2024 Newspapers.com November 10 vs VPI League Park Huntington, WV (rivalry) W 27–3 4,000 Techs Are Defeated https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1917-11-11/ed-1/seq-27/ Library of Congress Richmond Times-Dispatch November 11, 1917 27 March 9, 2022 November 17 vs Washington & Jefferson Fairmont, WV W 7–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-post-wash-jeff-beaten-by/151776217/ The Pittsburgh Post Wash-Jeff beaten by West Virginia in Fairmont fray November 18, 1917 July 21, 2024 Newspapers.com November 24 vs 1917 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats West Virginia Wesleyan Clarksburg, WV L 0–20 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun-west-virginia-gets-surprise-of-s/151776320/ The Sun West Virginia gets surprise of season November 25, 1917 July 21, 2024 Newspapers.com November 29 North Carolina A&M Athletic Field Morgantown, WV W 21–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-west-virginia-ou/150736840/ The Gazette Times Pittsburgh West Virginia outclasses Southerners November 30, 1917 July 5, 2024 Newspapers.com Roster 1917 West Virginia Mountaineers f 10 Sophomore Charles L. Lewis QB 2 Sophomore Fred Mills End 1 Senior Frank Ice T 6 Sophomore Joseph V. Harrick T 8 Sophomore John B. McCue G 12 Sophomore Russell D. Meredith G 7 Junior Russell Bailey C y 3 Junior Andrew "Rip" King HB y 4 Sophomore J. Howard Lentz HB 21 Junior Ira Rodgers FB y 2 Sophomore Fred Mills DE 1 Senior Frank Ice DT 6 Sophomore Joseph V. Harrick DT 8 Sophomore John B. McCue DG 12 Sophomore Russell D. Meredith DG 7 Junior Russell Bailey LB y 10 Sophomore Charles L. Lewis LB 3 Junior Andrew "Rip" King DB y 4 Sophomore J. Howard Lentz DB 21 Junior Ira Rodgers S y 10 Sophomore Charles L. Lewis P 21 Junior Ira Rodgers K y 10 Sophomore Charles L. Lewis PR 3 Junior Andrew "Rip" King PR y 21 Junior Ira Rodgers KR y Mont McIntire Elza "Elgie" Tobin (Assistant Coach) May 13, 2026 References West Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons West Virginia Mountaineers football