1945 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6–1
Head coach
CaptainJoe Pozego
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1945 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (FL)    9 1 1
No. 3 Navy    7 1 1
Virginia    7 2 0
Chattanooga    5 3 0
Jacksonville State    1 1 0
West Virginia    2 6 1
Tennessee Tech    1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Ira Rodgers, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 126 to 122.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Joe Pozego was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22OtterbeinW 42–76,000[4]
September 29at PittsburghL 0–207,500–10,000[5][6]
October 6Drexel
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 42–0
October 12at SyracuseL 0–125,000
October 19at TempleL 12–2819,000[7]
October 27Maryland
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
T 13–1312,000[8]
November 3vs. VirginiaL 7–139,000
November 10Kentucky
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 6–197,000[9]
November 17Ohio
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 0–146,000[10]

References

  1. "1945 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. "Mountaineers Top Otterbein, 42-7: WVU Easily Swamps Foe After Slow Start". The Pittsburgh Press. September 23, 1945. p. 30 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Keck, Harry (September 30, 1945). "Roussos Stars in Fullback Role". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Section 2-3. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  6. Muldoon, Cecil G. (September 30, 1945). "Pitt Trims Mountaineers, 20–0, Before Crowd of 7500". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 32. Retrieved August 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Temple Rallies to Stay Unbeaten". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. United Press. October 20, 1945. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "West Virginia Eleven Rallies To Tie U. Of Maryland In 13-To-13 Game". The Baltimore Sun. October 28, 1945. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Mistakes cost Kentucky 19 to 13 verdict to Marquette". The Knoxville Journal. November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "West Virginia Loses to Ohio". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press. November 18, 1945. p. 32 via Newspapers.com.
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