1943 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1943 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In its seventh non-consecutive season under head coach Ira Rodgers, the team compiled a 4–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 124 to 79.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Robert Dutton was the team captain.^[3]

1943 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–3
Head coach	Ira Rodgers (7th season)
Captain	Robert Dutton
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field
Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

1943 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Navy			–					8	–	1	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	1	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	3	–	0
Virginia			–					3	–	4	–	1
Texas Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Tennessee Tech			–					1	–	5	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	vs. Virginia	Laidley Field Charleston, WV	L 0–6
October 9	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 0–20
October 16	Maryland	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	W 6–2
October 23	Carnegie Tech	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 32–0
October 30	at Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA (rivalry)	L 7–32	4,494
November 6	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 53–6		^[4]
November 13	Bethany (WV)	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 26–13

References

1. "1943 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. "West Va. Crushes Lehigh, 53 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 7, 1943. p. S2.