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1914 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainOrrin H. Davis
Seasons
← 1913
1915 →
1914 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas   –   8 – 0 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   5 – 0 – 1
Oklahoma   –   9 – 1 – 1
Delaware   –   7 – 1 – 1
Davidson   –   5 – 1 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   6 – 2 – 0
Presbyterian   –   4 – 1 – 1
Oklahoma A&M   –   6 – 2 – 1
Navy   –   6 – 3 – 0
Maryland   –   5 – 3 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   5 – 3 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   4 – 3 – 1
Maryville (TN)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Sam Houston Normal   –   3 – 2 – 0
Marshall   –   5 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 0
Rice   –   3 – 2 – 3
North Texas State Normal   –   3 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   5 – 5 – 1
VMI   –   4 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Normal   –   2 – 3 – 1
Texas Mines   –   2 – 3 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   1 – 2 – 0
Baylor   –   3 – 5 – 2
West Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 5 – 0
Arkansas   –   3 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Industrial   –   2 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest   –   3 – 6 – 0
Furman   –   2 – 5 – 0
Southwest Texas State   –   2 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   1 – 7 – 0
Catholic University   –   0 – 6 – 1

The 1914 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1914 college football season. In its first season under head coach Sol Metzger, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 159 to 96.[1][2] Orrin H. Davis was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3MarshallMorgantown, WV (rivalry)W 20–0[4]
October 10Bethany (WV)Morgantown, WVW 13–0[5]
October 17DuquesneMorgantown, WVW 37–0[6]
October 223:00 p.m.at North Carolina A&M
L 13–26[7][8]
October 31at Washington & JeffersonWashington, PAL 0–48[9]
November 7Davis & ElkinsMorgantown, WVW 55–0[10]
November 14vs. Washington and LeeCharleston, WVL 6–8[11]
November 21vs. MariettaClarksburg, WVW 6–0[12]
November 26vs. West Virginia Wesleyan
L 9–14[13]

References

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  1. ^ "1914 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. ^ "Marshall badly beaten". The Pittsburgh Press. October 4, 1914. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bethany defeated". The Pittsburgh Press. October 11, 1914. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "West Virginia finds Duquesne U. easy victim". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. October 18, 1914. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "North Carolina Aggies Tackle West Virginia". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. Associated Press. October 22, 1914. p. 10. Retrieved August 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Aggies Had Hard Battle". Virginian-Pilot and Norfolk Landmark. Norfolk, Virginia. October 23, 1914. p. 11. Retrieved August 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "West Virginias Lose To Wash-Jeff". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1914. p. 20. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "West Virginia swamps Davis and Elkins College". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. November 8, 1914. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Generals just win; Defeat West Virginia, 8 to 6, in a contest that is marked by vicious playing". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1914. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Marietta eleven beaten". The Baltimore Sun. November 22, 1914. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Forward pass won championship game for Wesleyan". The Fairmont West Virginian. November 27, 1914. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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