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
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Bill Kern (1st season)
Captain	John Shonk
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field
Seasons ← 1939 1941 →

1940 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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			–					0	–	6	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Westminster (PA)	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 47–0
October 5	at Fordham	Randalls Island Stadium New York, NY	L 7–20	17,780	^[4]
October 12	at Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA (rivalry)	L 13–17	10,574
October 19	West Virginia Wesleyan	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 32–0
October 25	at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C.	L 0–19		^[5]
November 2	vs. Washington and Lee	Laidley Field Charleston, WV	W 12–7		^[6]
November 9	Cincinnati	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	T 7–7
November 17	Kentucky	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 9–7
November 23	at Michigan State	Macklin Field East Lansing, MI	L 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.
6. "Mountaineers nip Generals". Daily Press. November 3, 1939. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.