1940 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1940 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 127 to 94.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. John Shonk was the team captain.[3]

1940 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
1940 record4–4–1
Head coach
CaptainJohn Shonk
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1940 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Hardin–Simmons    9 0 0
No. 13 Georgetown    8 2 0
Marshall    8 2 0
Navy    6 2 1
Delaware    5 3 0
East Carolina    5 3 0
Western Maryland    5 3 0
George Washington    5 3 1
Catholic University    4 3 1
West Virginia    4 4 1
Virginia    4 5 0
Georgia Teachers    3 5 0
Oklahoma City    1 7 3
William & Mary Norfolk Division    0 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Westminster (PA)W 47–0
October 5at FordhamL 7–2017,780[4]
October 12at Penn StateL 13–1710,574
October 19West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 32–0
October 25at George WashingtonL 0–19[5]
November 2vs. Washington and LeeW 12–7
November 9Cincinnati
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 7–7
November 17Kentucky
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 9–7
November 23at Michigan StateL 0–17

References

  1. "1940 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. p. 176.
  3. 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
  4. Childs, Kingsley (October 6, 1940). "Fordham Defeats West Virginia". New York Times. p. 81.
  5. "W. Virginia fumbles, G. Washington wins". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 26, 1940. Retrieved February 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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