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1942 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainRichard McElwee
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Normal (Grambling)   –   9 – 0 – 0
Delaware   –   8 – 0 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   4 – 0 – 0
Sewanee   –   1 – 0 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   7 – 2 – 0
Delaware State   –   3 – 1 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   4 – 2 – 1
Chattanooga   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgetown   –   5 – 3 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 0
Western Maryland   –   4 – 4 – 1
Tennessee Tech   –   3 – 4 – 2
Virginia   –   2 – 6 – 1
Roanoke   –   1 – 5 – 1

The 1942 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In its third season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 119 to 91.[1][2] Richard McElwee was the team captain.[3] The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.

West Virginia was ranked at No. 63 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26vs. Washington and Lee
W 21–78,000[5]
October 3at Boston College
L 0–3315,000–18,000[6]
October 10South Carolina
W 13–08,046[7]
October 17at Fordham
L 14–2312,300[8]
October 24Waynesburg
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 27–04,544[9]
October 31Penn Statedagger
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 24–012,016[10]
November 14at Kentucky
W 7–0[11]
November 21at Michigan State
L 0–76,400[12]
November 28at Miami (FL)
L 13–219,717[13][14]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1942 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. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mounties maul W. & L., 21–7". The Courier-Journal. September 27, 1942. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "West Virginia bows to Boston College, 33–0". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 4, 1943. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "W. Va. takes 13–0 victory to surprise". The Baltimore Sun. October 11, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fordham outscores West Virginia, 23–14, in confusing affair". The Birmingham News. October 18, 1943. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "West Virginia romps over Waynesburg". The Pittsburgh Press. October 25, 1943. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "West Virginia cracks Penn State's clean slate by 24 to 0". The Sunday Star. November 1, 1943. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Kentucky Wildcats defeated by West Virginia Mountaineers, 7 to 0". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 15, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Spartans beat Mountaineers". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 22, 1943. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Butler, Guy (November 29, 1942). "Hurricanes Outscore West Virginia In Final, 21 To 13". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. p. 1D. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Butler, Guy (November 29, 1942). "Hurricanes Win In Finale (continued)". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. p. 2D. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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