1947 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1947 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainGene Corum
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princess Anne     8 0 0
Grambling     11 2 0
Sewanee     6 1 1
Memphis State     6 2 1
Texas State     9 3 0
Mississippi Southern     7 3 0
Oklahoma City     7 3 0
Virginia     7 3 0
West Virginia     6 4 0
East Tennessee State     5 4 0
Catholic University     3 3 0
Delaware     4 4 0
Georgetown     3 4 1
Chattanooga     4 6 0
Tennessee Tech     4 7 0
Miami (FL)     2 7 0
Navy     1 7 1
CCUNC     1 3 0
Florida State     0 5 0

The 1947 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 252 to 84.[1][2] The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Eugene Corum was the team captain.[3]

West Virginia was ranked at No. 42 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[4]

  1. ^ "1947 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. p. 176.
  3. ^ 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
  4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.