1950 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
| 1950 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (1–3 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Lawrence Ciccarelli |
| Home stadium | Mountaineer Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Washington and Lee $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Clemson | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as a nmember of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1950 college football season. In its first season under head coach Art Lewis, the team compiled a 2–8 record (1–3 against SoCon opponents), finished in 14th place in the conference, and was outscored by a combined total of 259 to 163.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Lawrence Ciccarelli was the team captain.[3]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | Western Reserve* | W 38–13 | [4] | ||||
| September 30 | vs. Washington and Lee |
| L 7–26 | 8,000 | [5] | ||
| October 6 | at George Washington | L 14–21 | 8,007 | [6] | |||
| October 14 | Richmond |
| W 46–7 | 6,000 | [7] | ||
| October 21 | Fordham* |
| L 23–27 | 18,000 | [8] | ||
| October 28 | Virginia* |
| L 21–28 | 22,000 | [9] | ||
| November 4 | at Pittsburgh* | L 7–21 | 6,125 | [10] | |||
| November 11 | at Penn State* | L 0–27 | 16,338 | [11] | |||
| November 18 | Maryland |
| L 0–41 | 16,000 | [12] | ||
| November 25 | at Texas Western* | L 7–48 | 9,000 | [13] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1950 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. p. 176.
- ^ 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
- ^ "Mountaineers run over WRU, 38–13". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 24, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W&L raps WVU, 26–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 1, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davis and Mates take game, 21–14". The News and Observer. October 7, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers overpower Spiders for conference win, 46–7". The Daily News Leader. October 15, 1950. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fullerton, Max (October 22, 1950). "Fordham Nips WVU 27-33". The Sunday Register. Beckley, W.Va. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Last period tally wins for Virginia". Greensboro Daily News. October 29, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pitt wallops West Virginia for first win". The Portsmouth Star. November 5, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State turns back West Virginia 27 to 0". Sunday News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland tops West Virginia". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 19, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TWC beats Mountaineers, 48–7, end home season". The El Paso Times. November 26, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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