1947 West Virginia Mountaineers football team information
American college football season
1947West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference
Independent
Record
6–4
Head coach
Bill Kern (5th season)
Captain
Gene Corum
Home stadium
Mountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern college football independents records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Princess Anne
–
8
–
0
–
0
Grambling
–
11
–
2
–
0
Sewanee
–
6
–
1
–
1
Memphis State
–
6
–
2
–
1
Texas State
–
9
–
3
–
0
Mississippi Southern
–
7
–
3
–
0
Oklahoma City
–
7
–
3
–
0
Virginia
–
7
–
3
–
0
West Virginia
–
6
–
4
–
0
East Tennessee State
–
5
–
4
–
0
Catholic University
–
3
–
3
–
0
Delaware
–
4
–
4
–
0
Georgetown
–
3
–
4
–
1
Chattanooga
–
4
–
6
–
0
Tennessee Tech
–
4
–
7
–
0
Miami (FL)
–
2
–
7
–
0
Navy
–
1
–
7
–
1
CCUNC
–
1
–
3
–
0
Florida State
–
0
–
5
–
0
The 1947 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 252 to 84.[1][2]
West Virginia was ranked at No. 42 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[3]
The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Eugene Corum was the team captain.[4]
^"1947 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.[permanent dead link]
^"2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. p. 176.
^Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
^2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
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