1895 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1895 West Virginia Mountaineers football WVU football team 1895.jpg group portrait of team 275px Independent 5–1 Harry McCrory 1st E. Bunker Reynolds William J. Bruner The 1895 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1895 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Harry McCrory, the team compiled a 5–1 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 58 to 10. The team's sole loss was to Washington & Jefferson by a 4–0 score.2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide 2017 West Virginia University 169, 175 https://issuu.com/wvusportspub/docs/2017_wvu_football_guide E. Bunker "Bunk" Reynolds was elected captain at the beginning of the season and served in that role as late as the November 9 Marietta game;The Wheeling Register Wheeling, West Virginia October 5, 1895 1 The Football Team https://www.newspapers.com/article/184797132/ Newspapers.comThe Monticola 1896 yearbook West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 93, 123, 187 https://archive.org/details/monticola01west/page/n188/Wheeling Sunday Register Wheeling, West Virginia November 10, 1895 5 W.V.U. Team on Top https://www.newspapers.com/article/184797351/ Newspapers.com William J. Bruner was captain by the end of the season.The Monticola 1896 yearbook West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 122 https://archive.org/details/monticola01west/page/n185/The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer Wheeling, West Virginia November 28, 1895 3 W.V.U. and W. & L. https://www.newspapers.com/article/184797265/ Newspapers.com2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169. Among the players on the team 1895 was Fielding H. Yost, who would later earn greater college football renown as a coach.Hurry-Up Yost's First Football, With West Virginia, 30 Years Ago https://www.newspapers.com/image/441142329 Newspapers.com subscription Buffalo Courier August 19, 2025 en December 1, 1925 Roster August 2025 Bruner (back) Harry Nelly (back substitute) Keely (back) George Krebs (left guard) Leps (fullback) Nethkins (right guard) Rane (left end) "Bunk" Reynolds (right end, captain) White (tackle) Fielding H. Yost (left tackle)Yost Field H. "Hurry Up" Yost's Grid Career Dates Back to '95 at West Virginia https://www.newspapers.com/image/441142329 Newspapers.com subscription Buffalo Courier August 19, 2025 en December 1, 1925 Roster 1895 West Virginia Mountaineers f 11 John "Chip" Rane End 13 Lewis Robb End 17 Eddie Wood End 1 Jackson Arnold Tackle 6 Josiah Keely Tackle 16 Henry White Tackle 18 Fielding H. Yost Tackle y 7 George R. Krebs Guard y 10 C. Ervin Nethkin Guard 14 Walter South Center 5 George M. Ford Center 9 Henry Nelly Center 15 William Standiford Center 2 William J. Bruner QB 3 Ralph Caldwell QB 4 Harry O. Cole HB 12 E. Bunker Reynolds HB 8 Henry M. Leps FB 11 John "Chip" Rane DE 13 Lewis Robb DE 17 Eddie Wood DE 1 Jackson Arnold DT 6 Josiah Keely DT 16 Henry White DT 18 Fielding H. Yost DT y 7 George R. Krebs DG y 10 C. Ervin Nethkin DG 14 Walter South NG 8 Henry M. Leps LB 5 George M. Ford LB 9 Henry Nelly LB 15 William Standiford LB 4 Harry O. Cole DB 12 E. Bunker Reynolds DB 2 William J. Bruner S 3 Ralph Caldwell S 8 Henry M. Leps P 8 Henry M. Leps K 12 E. Bunker Reynolds KR 4 Harry O. Cole KR 4 Harry O. Cole PR 12 E. Bunker Reynolds PR Harry McCrory Andrew Howard April 23, 2026 Schedule y y October 5 at Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant, PA W 6-0 October 19 vs Latrobe Independents Uniontown, PA W 10-0 October 26 Western University of Pennsylvania Morgantown, WV (rivalry) W 8-0 The World of Sport The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer October 28, 1895 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42971941/the_world_of_sport/ Newspapers.com November 9 vs 1895 Marietta Pioneers Marietta Parkersburg, WV W 6-0 November 23 vs Washington & Jefferson Wheeling, WV L 0-4 November 27 vs 1895 Washington and Lee Generals Washington and Lee Charleston, WV W 28-6 1,000 Only One Touchdown https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86104262/the-pittsburgh-press/ The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 24, 1895 6 September 20, 2021 Newspapers.com References West Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons West Virginia Mountaineers football