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1926 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceWest Virginia Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (2–0 WVAC)
Head coach
CaptainRoss McHenry
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 West Virginia Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia Wesleyan $ 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Marshall 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Concord 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Salem 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Davis & Elkins 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Glenville State 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Potomac State 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Broaddus 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
New River State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 3 – 0
Fairmont State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
West Virginia * 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
West Liberty State * 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Bethany (WV) * 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 2
Morris Harvey * 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Shepherd * 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.

The 1926 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the West Virginia Athletic Conference (WVAC) during the 1926 college football season. In their second season under head coach Ira Rodgers, the Mountaineers compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 141 to 93.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Ross McHenry was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Davis & Elkins
W 18–6[4]
October 2vs. Washington and Lee*
W 18–0[5]
October 9Allegheny*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 54–0[6]
October 16at Georgetown*
W 13–1030,000[7]
October 23West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 7–0[8]
October 30Missouri*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 0–27[9]
November 6at Pittsburgh*
L 7–1730,000[10][11]
November 13vs. Centre*Parkersburg, WVW 21–0[12]
November 20at Carnegie Tech*
L 0–2012,000[13]
November 25Washington & Jefferson*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 3–13[14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1926 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 Virginia triumphs in opener over Davis-Elkins". The Pittsburgh Post. September 26, 1926. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "W. Va. wins tilt from Generals". The Pittsburgh Press. October 3, 1926. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "West Virginia flays Allegheny College, 54–0". The Washington Herald. October 10, 1926. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hilltoppers lose to West Virginia". The Atlanta Journal. October 17, 1926. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "West Virginia scores lone touchdown to beat Wesleyan, 7–0". The Commercial Appeal. October 24, 1926. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "University of Missouri buries West Virginia under 27–0 score". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 31, 1926. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Hannum, Max E. (November 7, 1926). "Sutherlanders' Great Come-back Thrills Throng". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Panthers Set New Attendance Record for Football Here". Pittsburgh Gazette Times. December 3, 1926. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Centre Colonels are overcome 21 to 0 by West Virginia gridders". The Courier-Journal. November 14, 1926. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Carnegie Tech wins decisively over West Virginia". The Pittsburgh Press. November 21, 1926. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "West Virginia is trampled by Wash-Jeff, 13–3". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 26, 1926. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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