1948 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 21–12 vs. Texas Mines
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–3
Head coach
CaptainVictor Bonfili, Russell Combs, Frank Reno
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State   –   7 – 1 – 0
Sewanee   –   6 – 1 – 1
Grambling   –   8 – 2 – 0
East Tennessee State   –   6 – 2 – 1
West Virginia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   5 – 3 – 0
Virginia   –   5 – 3 – 1
Memphis State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   4 – 5 – 1
Chattanooga   –   4 – 5 – 0
Georgetown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 6 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 7 – 1
Tampa   –   2 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   0 – 8 – 1
Texas State   –   0 – 8 – 1
CCUNC   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1948 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In its first season under head coach Dudley DeGroot, the team compiled a 9–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 257 to 140.[1][2]

West Virginia was ranked at No. 77 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3]

The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Victor Bonfili, Russell Combs, and Frank Reno were the team captains.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Waynesburg
W 29–16
September 25Wooster
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 34–6
October 2vs. Temple
W 27–78,000[5]
October 9at Pittsburgh
L 6–16
October 16at No. 9 Penn State
L 7–3717,814
October 23vs. Washington and Lee
W 14–711,000[6]
October 30South Carolina
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 35–1224,000[7]
November 6Ohio
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 48–6
November 13at Virginia
L 0–714,000
November 20Western Reserve
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 20–0
November 27Maryland
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 16–1418,000[8]
January 1, 1949at Texas Mines
W 21–12
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1948 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. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
  5. ^ O'Gara, Frank (October 3, 1948). "W. Virginia Downs Temple as Walthall Sparks Attack". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "West Virginia nips Generals in rain, 14–7". Cumberland Sunday Times. October 24, 1942. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "West Virginia scores upset over South Carolina, 35–12". Durham Morning Herald. October 31, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "West Virginia triumphs over Maryland eleven, 16–14". The Baltimore Sun. November 28, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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