1941 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1941 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
CaptainHenry Goodman
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Carolina     7 0 0
Delaware     7 0 1
Virginia     8 1 0
Marshall     7 1 0
No. 10 Navy     7 1 1
Georgetown     5 4 0
Western Maryland     3 4 1
West Virginia     4 6 0
Roanoke     3 5 0
Sewanee     2 5 0
Delaware State     1 4 0
Georgia Teachers     2 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 4–6 record and was outscored by a total of 126 to 85.[1][2] Henry Goodman was the team captain.[3] The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.

West Virginia was ranked at No. 90 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[4]

  1. ^ "1941 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. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.