1943 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1943 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
CaptainRobert Dutton
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Navy     8 1 0
Miami (FL)     5 1 0
West Virginia     4 3 0
North Texas Aggies     3 4 1
Virginia     3 4 1
Texas Tech     4 6 0
Tennessee Tech     1 5 0
Sewanee     0 3 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In its seventh non-consecutive season under head coach Ira Rodgers, the team compiled a 4–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 124 to 79.[1][2] Robert Dutton was the team captain.[3] The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, West Virginia ranked 108th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 64.2.[4]

  1. ^ "1943 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. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.