1920 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1920 West Virginia Mountaineers football Independent 5–4–1 Mont McIntire 4th Howard Lentz The 1920 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Mont McIntire, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 169 to 113.2014 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/1920-schedule.html 1920 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football March 29, 2019 Schedule y y September 25 vs 1920 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats West Virginia Wesleyan South Side Park Fairmont, WV W 14–0 9,000 Varsity Wins Opening Game The West Virginian September 27, 1920 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30064217/varsity_wins_opening_game/ Newspapers.com October 2 Lehigh Athletic Field Morgantown, WV T 7–7 Lehigh Game Lost Through Bad Judgment The West Virginian October 4, 1920 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30064339/lehigh_game_lost_through_bad_judgment/ Newspapers.com October 9 at Pittsburgh Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry) L 13–34 22,000 Panthers Take Measure of West Virginians, 34-13, Before Big Crowd The Pittsburg Press Ralph S. Davis October 10, 1920 Sporting 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30065275/panthers_take_measure_of_west/ Newspapers.com October 16 George Washington Athletic Field Morgantown, WV W 81–0 West Virginia Overwhelms George Washington, 81 To 0 The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times October 17, 1920 III-4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30064535/west_virginia_overwhelms_george/ Newspapers.com October 23 at Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 0–24 Mountaineers Beaten By Yale By Surprisingly Large Margin The Pittsburg Press October 24, 1920 Sporting 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30064900/mountaineers_beaten_by_yale_by/ Newspapers.com October 30 at Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 3–10 7,000 Princeton Rather Fortunate In Defeating West Virginia Mountaineers The Pittsburg Press October 31, 1920 Sporting 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30065025/princeton_rather_fortunate_in_defeating/ Newspapers.com November 6 vs Washington and Lee Laidley Field Charleston, WV W 14–10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-generals-lose-close/151771211/ The Virginian-Pilot Generals lose close game November 7, 1920 July 21, 2024 Newspapers.com November 13 Rutgers Athletic Field Morgantown, WV W 17–0 5,000 West Virginia Scores 17 To 0 Victory Over Rutgers The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times November 14, 1920 III-9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30064659/west_virginia_scores_17_to_0_victory/ Newspapers.com November 20 1920 Bethany Bison Bethany (WV) Athletic Field Morgantown, WV W 20–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-bethany-team-is-def/151771339/ The Pittsburgh Press Bethany team is defeated by West Virginia November 21, 1920 July 21, 2024 Newspapers.com November 25 at Washington & Jefferson College Field Washington, PA L 0–28 W. & J. Whips W. Va., 28 to 0 Pittsburgh Gazette Times November 26, 1920 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85565453/w-j-whips-w-va-28-to-0/ Newspapers.com Roster 1920 West Virginia Mountaineers f 11 Senior Ross Lytle QB 1 Senior Clem Kiger End 6 Senior Joseph V. Harrick T 8 Senior John B. McCue G 12 Senior Russell D. Meredith G 4 Senior J. Howard Lentz HB 13 Junior George Hill HB 14 Junior William Neale HB 15 Junior Leonard Lewis HB 16 Junior Robert Hawkins HB 17 Junior Paul "Biz" Dawson HB 1 Senior Clem Kiger DE 6 Senior Joseph V. Harrick DT 8 Senior John B. McCue DG 12 Senior Russell D. Meredith DG 11 Senior Ross Lytle LB 4 Senior J. Howard Lentz DB 13 Junior George Hill DB 14 Junior William Neale DB 15 Junior Leonard Lewis DB 16 Junior Robert Hawkins DB 17 Junior Paul "Biz" Dawson S 11 Senior Ross Lytle P 4 Senior J. Howard Lentz K 4 Senior J. Howard Lentz PR 13 Junior George Hill KR 14 Junior William Neale KR Mont McIntire Ward Lanham (Assistant Coach) May 13, 2026 References West Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons West Virginia Mountaineers football