1915 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1915 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1915 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Sol Metzger, the team compiled a 5–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 208 to 19.[1][2]

1915 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1–1
Head coach
CaptainCarl P. Leatherwood
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech     7 0 1
Ouachita Baptist     7 1 0
Dallas     6 1 0
Spring Hill     6 1 0
North Texas State Normal     5 1 1
West Virginia     5 1 1
Jonesboro Aggies     4 1 1
Johns Hopkins     6 2 0
VMI     6 2 1
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     5 2 1
Delaware     6 3 0
Maryland     6 3 0
Louisiana Normal College     4 2 0
Southwest Texas State     5 3 2
Davidson     4 3 1
Mississippi Normal     4 3 0
West Tennessee State Normal     4 3 0
Guilford     1 1 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     3 3 1
Presbyterian     4 4 0
Henderson-Brown     3 4 1
TCU     4 5 0
Wake Forest     3 4 0
Navy     3 5 1
Western Kentucky State Normal     1 4 2
Louisville     1 5 1
Marshall     1 7 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at PennL 0–7[3]
October 2Washington & Jefferson
T 6–6[4]
October 16Geneva
  • Athletic Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 32–0[5]
November 6at Marshall
W 92–6[6]
November 13VPI
  • Athletic Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 19–0[7]
November 19vs. MariettaParkersburg, WVW 28–0[8]
November 25vs. West Virginia Wesleyan
W 30–0[9]

References

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  1. ^ "2014 West Virginia Football Record Book" (PDF). West Virginia University. 2014. p. 176.
  2. ^ "1915 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "Harry Ross scores only touchdown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 26, 1915. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wash-Jeff Eleven Held By West Virginia". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 3, 1915. p. 37. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "West Virginians outclass Geneva". The Pittsburgh Post. October 17, 1915. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "West Virginia runs up big score on Marshall". The Sunday Telegram. November 7, 1915. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "West Virginia blanks Virginia Polytechnics, 19–0". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. November 14, 1915. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "W.V.U. defeats Marietta by the score of 28 to 0". The Wheeling Intelligencer. November 20, 1915. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "West Virginia wins state championship". The Daily Telegram. November 26, 1915. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.