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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Davis & ElkinsMorgantown, WVW 18–6
October 2vs. Washington and Lee*
W 18–0[4]
October 9Allegheny*Morgantown, WVW 54–0
October 16at Georgetown*
W 13–10
October 23West Virginia WesleyanMorgantown, WVW 7–0
October 30Missouri*Morgantown, WVL 0–27
November 6at Pittsburgh*
L 7–1730,000[5][6]
November 13vs. Centre*Parkersburg, WVW 21–0
November 20at Carnegie Tech*Pittsburgh, PAL 0–20
November 25Washington & Jefferson*Morgantown, WVL 3–13
  • *Non-conference game

References

  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. ^ "W. Va. wins tilt from Generals". The Pittsburgh Press. October 3, 1926. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Hannum, Max E. (November 7, 1926). "Sutherlanders' Great Come-back Thrills Throng". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Panthers Set New Attendance Record for Football Here". Pittsburgh Gazette Times. December 3, 1926. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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