1929 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1929 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–3
Head coach
CaptainMarshall Glenn
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Maryland   –   11 – 0 – 0
Delaware State   –   1 – 0 – 0
Guilford   –   7 – 1 – 1
Texas Mines   –   6 – 1 – 2
Appalachian State   –   4 – 1 – 3
Navy   –   6 – 2 – 2
Georgetown   –   5 – 2 – 2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   6 – 3 – 1
Beacom College   –   3 – 2 – 0
South Georgia Teachers   –   4 – 3 – 2
Wake Forest   –   6 – 5 – 1
Catholic University   –   5 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 3 – 3
Loyola (LA)   –   4 – 4 – 2
Davidson   –   5 – 5 – 0
Texas A&I   –   3 – 4 – 1
East Tennessee State Teachers   –   2 – 5 – 1
Mississippi State Teachers   –   2 – 6 – 1
Texas Tech   –   1 – 7 – 2
Delaware   –   0 – 7 – 1
George Washington   –   0 – 8 – 0

The 1929 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Ira Rodgers, the Mountaineers compiled a 4–3–3 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 95 to 77.[1][2] They played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Marshall Glenn was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21West Virginia Wesleyan
W 16–0[4]
September 28Davis & Elkins
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 6–1312,000[5]
October 5Duquesne
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 7–7[6]
October 12at Pittsburgh
L 7–2727,000–30,000[7][8]
October 19vs. Washington and Lee
W 26–615,000[9]
October 26at Oklahoma A&M
W 9–610,000[10]
November 5at Fordham
T 0–0[11]
November 9Detroit
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 0–3617,000[12]
November 16at Georgetown
T 0–020,000[13]
November 28Washington & Jefferson
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 6–015,000[14]

References

  1. ^ "1929 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. ^ "Bartrug stars in Mountaineer win". The News and Observer. September 22, 1929. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Davis-Elkins again pulls surprise by beating West Virginia, 14 to 6". Allentown Morning Call. September 29, 1929. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dukes play to a tie with Mountaineers". The Pittsburgh Press. October 6, 1929. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Pitt Scores 27-7 Victory Over W. Va". Pittsburgh Sunday Sun-Telegraph. October 13, 1929. p. Part 3–5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Hannum, Max E. (October 13, 1929). "Pitt's Stars Shine". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "W. and L. beaten by West Virginia". The Raleigh Register. October 20, 1936. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Aggies hold Mountaineers to 9–6 margin of victory". Tulsa World. October 27, 1929. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "West Virginia ties Fordham". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 1929. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 10, 1929). "University of Detroit Finds Mountaineers Easy and Wins By 36 to 0 Score: Titans Swamp West Virginia". Detroit Free Press. pp. 17, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "West Virginia ties Georgetown". The Atlanta Constitution. November 17, 1929. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Wash & Jeff succumbs to W. Va., 6 to 0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 29, 1929. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.