1926 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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]

  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.