1919 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
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| 1919 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| 1919 record | 8–2 |
| Head coach | Mont McIntire |
The 1919 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented the West Virginia Mountaineers during the 1919 college football season. The Mountaineers completed the regular season with a 8–2 record.[1]
As a senior, in 1919, Ira Rodgers had one of the greatest seasons of any player from WVU. Rodgers led the nation in scoring with 147 points on 19 touchdowns and 33 extra-point kicks. He also threw 11 touchdown passes, which was a rare feat for that era and a WVU record until 1949. Rodgers earned consensus All-American honors that season, the first All-American in WVU history.
1919 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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| September 27 | Marietta* | W 61–0 | |||||||
| October 4 | Westminster* | WVU Athletic Field • Morgantown, WV | W 55–0 | ||||||
| October 11 | at Pittsburgh* | Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl) | L 0–26 | ||||||
| October 18 | at Maryland* | College Park, MD | W 27–0 | ||||||
| October 25 | vs. Bethany* | Wheeling, WV | W 60–0 | ||||||
| November 1 | at Princeton* | Princeton, NJ | W 25–0 | ||||||
| November 8 | vs. Centre* | Charleston, WV | L 6–14 | ||||||
| November 15 | Rutgers* | WVU Athletic Field • Morgantown, WV | W 30–7 | ||||||
| November 22 | Ohio Wesleyan* | WVU Athletic Field • Morgantown, WV | W 55–0 | ||||||
| November 25 | Washington & Jefferson* | WVU Athletic Field • Morgantown, WV | W 7–0 | ||||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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