1941 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1941 West Virginia Mountaineers football Independent 4–6 Bill Kern 2nd Henry Goodman Mountaineer Field The 1941 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 4–6 record and was outscored by a total of 126 to 85.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/west-virginia/1941-schedule.html 1941 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football October 11, 20172017 West Virginia Football Media Guide 2017 West Virginia University 176 https://issuu.com/wvusportspub/docs/2017_wvu_football_guide Henry Goodman was the team captain.2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169. The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. West Virginia was ranked at No. 90 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published The Courier-Journal Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 26, 1941 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y 1941 AP September 27 1941 Waynesburg Yellow Jackets Waynesburg Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV W 13-7 7,547 W. Virginia, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Minnesota Win The Pittsburgh Press September 28, 1941 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35903244/w_virginia_notre_dame_ohio_state/ Newspapers.com October 4 at Navy Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD L 0-40 20,126 Navy Crushes W. Va. Eleven In 40-0 Clash The Baltimore Sun October 5, 1941 Sports 1, 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35902782/navy_crushes_w_va_eleven_in_400_clash/ Newspapers.com October 11 1941 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats West Virginia Wesleyan Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV W 20-0 6,310 Mountaineers Take Easy Game From Bobcats, 20-0 The Pittsburgh Press October 12, 1941 III-13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35903354/mountaineers_take_easy_game_from/ Newspapers.com October 18 at No. 4 Fordham Polo Grounds NewYork, NY L 0-27 12,500 Rams Win Third, Clip W. Va., 27-0 New York Daily News Jack Smith October 19, 1941 82 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35903456/rams_win_third_clip_w_va_270/ Newspapers.com October 25 at Kentucky McLean Stadium Lexington, KY L 6-18 7,000 Kentucky Whips West Virginia 18 To 6 The Messenger (Owensboro, Kentucky) October 26, 1941 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35903621/kentucky_whips_west_virginia_18_to_6/ Newspapers.com November 1 vs Washington and Lee Laidley Field Charleston, WV W 7-6 10,000 Mountaineer's Whisker: W. Virginia Edges W&L The Pittsburgh Press November 2, 1941 III-10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35903791/mountaineers_whisker_w_virginia/ Newspapers.com November 8 Kansas Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV W 21-0 9,300 West Virginia Wins, 21 to 0, Over Kansas The Pittsburgh Post November 9, 1941 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35903927/west_virginia_wins_21_to_0_over_kansas/ Newspapers.com November 15 at Penn State New Beaver Field State College, PA (rivalry) L 0-7 11,000 Penn State Aerial Turns Back West Virginia, 7 to 0 The Pittsburgh Press November 16, 1941 III-11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35904050/penn_state_aerial_turns_back_west/ Newspapers.comPenn State Topples West Virginia The Sunday News (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) November 16, 1941 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35904306/penn_state_topples_west_virginia/ Newspapers.com November 22 at Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 6-7 25,000 Army Overtakes West Va., 7-6 New York Daily News Dick McCann November 23, 1941 41C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35848839/army_overtakes_west_va_76/ Newspapers.com November 29 Michigan State Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV L 12-14 10,126 Michigan State Noses Out West Virginia, 14 To 12 The Pittsburgh Press November 30, 1941 III-12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35904173/michigan_state_noses_out_west_virginia/ Newspapers.com References West Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons West Virginia Mountaineers football