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1920 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1920 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Mont McIntire, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 169 to 113.[1][2]

1920 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Head coach
CaptainHoward Lentz
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Talladega   –   ? – 0 – 0
Trinity (NC)   –   4 – 0 – 1
Abilene Christian   –   4 – 0 – 1
North Texas State Normal   –   7 – 1 – 0
Presbyterian   –   5 – 1 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   4 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   6 – 2 – 0
Spring Hill   –   6 – 2 – 0
Birmingham–Southern   –   6 – 3 – 0
Mississippi Normal   –   4 – 2 – 1
Southwest Texas State   –   4 – 2 – 1
East Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 1
Oglethorpe   –   4 – 4 – 1
Delaware   –   3 – 5 – 1
Texas Mines   –   2 – 4 – 0
Marion   –   2 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest   –   2 – 7 – 0
Sam Houston Normal   –   1 – 4 – 2
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   0 – 1 – 0
West Tennessee State Normal   –   0 – 5 – 0
Marshall   –   0 – 8 – 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25vs. West Virginia Wesleyan
W 14–09,000[3]
October 2Lehigh
T 7–7[4]
October 9at Pittsburgh
L 13–3422,000[5]
October 16George Washington
  • Athletic Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 81–0[6]
October 23at Yale
L 0–24[7]
October 30at Princeton
L 3–107,000[8]
November 6vs. Washington and Lee
W 14–10[9]
November 13Rutgers
  • Athletic Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 17–05,000[10]
November 20Bethany (WV)
  • Athletic Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 20–0[11]
November 25at Washington & Jefferson
L 0–28[12]

References

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  1. ^ "2014 West Virginia Football Record Book" (PDF). West Virginia University. 2014. p. 176.
  2. ^ "1920 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "Varsity Wins Opening Game". The West Virginian. September 27, 1920. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lehigh Game Lost Through Bad Judgment". The West Virginian. October 4, 1920. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ralph S. Davis (October 10, 1920). "Panthers Take Measure of West Virginians, 34-13, Before Big Crowd". The Pittsburg Press. p. Sporting 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "West Virginia Overwhelms George Washington, 81 To 0". The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times. October 17, 1920. p. III-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mountaineers Beaten By Yale By Surprisingly Large Margin". The Pittsburg Press. October 24, 1920. p. Sporting 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Princeton Rather Fortunate In Defeating West Virginia Mountaineers". The Pittsburg Press. October 31, 1920. p. Sporting 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Generals lose close game". The Virginian-Pilot. November 7, 1920. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "West Virginia Scores 17 To 0 Victory Over Rutgers". The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times. November 14, 1920. p. III-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bethany team is defeated by West Virginia". The Pittsburgh Press. November 21, 1920. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "W. & J. Whips W. Va., 28 to 0". Pittsburgh Gazette Times. November 26, 1920. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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