1891 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1891 West Virginia Mountaineers football WV football team 1891.jpg 285 Independent 0–1 Frederick Lincoln Emory 1st Robert F. Bivens Show Lot none 1893 The 1891 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1891 college football season. Led by Frederick Lincoln Emory in his first and only year as the Mountaineers' head coach, this was the first West Virginia Mountaineers football team. They lost the only game they played Washington & Jefferson, 72–0, at the Show Lot in Morgantown, West Virginia. Schedule November 28 l Washington & Jefferson Show Lot Morgantown, WV 0–72 250 http://wvustats.com/football/opp.php?team_id=308&opp_id=948 WVU Series Record vs. Washington & Jefferson Presidents The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics March 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120226064410/http://www.wvustats.com/football/opp.php?team_id=308&opp_id=948 February 26, 2012 dead http://wvustats.com/football/schedule.php?team_id=308&season=1891 WVU 1891 Schedule The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics March 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120406111125/http://wvustats.com/football/schedule.php?team_id=308&season=1891 April 6, 2012 dead Game summaries vs Washington & Jefferson 1891 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team #fff #eee West Virginia Mountaineers;text-align:center; autocollapse Washington & Jefferson Presidents at West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary November 28 Saturday – Thanksgiving Day Afternoon Presidents 72 Mountaineers 0 Show Lot • Morgantown, West Virginia 250 Snowy None Note: College football in 1891 was contested in two 45-minute halves rather than four quarters; per-half scores are not recorded in historical sources. Scoring under the rules of the era: touchdown = 4 points; goal after touchdown = 2 points; field goal = 5 points; safety = 2 points. Washington & Jefferson's 72 points are consistent with 12 touchdowns and 12 successful goals after touchdown. Individual scoring plays were not recorded. First half W&J – Scoring details not recorded. Second half W&J – Scoring details not recorded. Final score Washington & Jefferson 72, West Virginia 0 Statistics W&J WVU Detailed team statistics were not recorded. Team Category Player Statistics Washington & Jefferson Passing Not recorded Rushing Not recorded Receiving Not recorded West Virginia Quarterback Gory Hogg Not recorded Captain / Back Robert F. Bivens Not recorded Kicker Gory Hogg Not recorded Roster 1891 West Virginia Mountaineers f 1 Senior Robert F. Bivens Back 2 Senior N. B. Blake Guard 3 Senior Alpheus Edward Boyd End 4 Senior George M. Ford Center 5 Senior John "Butch" Hackney Quarterback 6 Senior Gory Hogg Quarterback 7 Senior John Thomas Holbert Back 8 Senior Edward Hortman Back 9 Senior John W. Hughes Guard 10 Senior Samuel Jenkins Tackle 11 Senior George H. A. Kunst Guard 12 Senior Andrew Price Tackle 13 Senior Andrew Brown Smith End 14 Senior William G. Swaney Back 6 Senior Gory Hogg K Frederick Lincoln Emory Robert F. Bivens April 23, 2026 Notes The inaugural 1891 roster featured fourteen lettermen as listed above. References External links Other image West Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons Category:College football winless seasons West Virginia Mountaineers football