1904 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1904 West Virginia Mountaineers football Independent 6–3 Anthony Chez 1st Paul H. Martin The 1904 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1904 college football season. In its first season under head coach Anthony Chez, the team compiled a 6–3 record but was outscored by a total of 233 to 99. (The overall point totals were skewed by a 130–0 loss to Michigan.2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide 2017 West Virginia University 169, 175 https://issuu.com/wvusportspub/docs/2017_wvu_football_guide) Paul H. Martin was the team captain.2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169. Notably, 1904 marked the first season where WUP/Pitt, Penn State, and West Virginia played a full round robin. Thus, 1904 marked the first season of the Big Three championship. Schedule Eastern y y y September 24 1904 Westminster Titans Westminster (PA) Morgantown, WV W 15-0 October 1 1904 California Normal California Normal (PA) Morgantown, WV W 16-0 October 7 1904 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops Ohio Wesleyan Morgantown, WV W 19-11 October 15 at Penn State State College, PA (rivalry) L 0-34 October 22 at Michigan Regents Field Ann Arbor, MI L 0-130 4,000 November 8 at Western University of Pennsylvania Exposition Park Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry) L 0-53 4,000 W.U.P. Won: West Virginians Were Very Easy The Pittsburgh Gazette November 9, 1904 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29999530/wup_won_west_virginians_were_very/ Newspapers.com November 15 Alumni and All Stars Morgantown, WV W 18-0 November 19 3:30 p.m. at Washington University World's Fair Stadium St. Louis, MO W 6-5 To-day's Programme—At The—World's Fair https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115727940/st-louis-globe-democrat/ St. Louis Globe-Democrat St. Louis, Missouri November 19, 1904 1 January 3, 2023 Newspapers.com West Virginia Beats Washington; St. Louis Wins From Arkansas https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115727850/the-st-louis-republic/ The St. Louis Republic St. Louis, Missouri November 20, 1904 6, part III January 3, 2023 Newspapers.com November 24 at 1904 Marietta Pioneers Marietta Marietta, OH W 25-0 Roster 1904 West Virginia Mountaineers f 1 John Bruce Allison End 11 Thomas Francis End 13 Archie Hall End 17 Septimus Kell End 27 Benjamin Franklin Stout End 28 Roy Wilson End 18 Thomas Leahy Tackle 22 Harold Nulton Tackle 24 William Jefferson Ruble Tackle 2 Lloyd Backman Guard 16 John Claude Keister Guard 21 Mont Morgan Guard 14 Samuel Francis Hammer Center 23 Arthur Post Center 29 Lawrence Yeardley Center 3 Howard Milton Bingamon QB 10 Brooks Fleming QB 20 Marshall McDonald QB 25 Harry Sexton QB 4 Roscoe Brown HB 6 Louis Carr HB 12 Orace Garnsey HB 15 Clark Frank Hinman HB 19 Paul H. Martin HB 26 Floyd Simmons HB 5 Carl Byers FB 7 John Core FB 8 Thomas Elsom FB 9 Howard Mark Ernst FB 1 John Bruce Allison DE 11 Thomas Francis DE 13 Archie Hall DE 17 Septimus Kell DE 27 Benjamin Franklin Stout DE 28 Roy Wilson DE 18 Thomas Leahy DT 22 Harold Nulton DT 24 William Jefferson Ruble DT 2 Lloyd Backman DG 16 John Claude Keister DG 21 Mont Morgan DG 14 Samuel Francis Hammer NG 23 Arthur Post LB 29 Lawrence Yeardley LB 5 Carl Byers LB 7 John Core LB 8 Thomas Elsom LB 9 Howard Mark Ernst LB 4 Roscoe Brown DB 6 Louis Carr DB 12 Orace Garnsey DB 15 Clark Frank Hinman DB 19 Paul H. Martin DB 26 Floyd Simmons DB 3 Howard Milton Bingamon S 10 Brooks Fleming S 20 Marshall McDonald S 25 Harry Sexton S 8 Thomas Elsom PR 19 Paul H. Martin PR 8 Thomas Elsom KR 15 Clark Frank Hinman KR Anthony Chez April 24, 2026 References West Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons West Virginia Mountaineers football