1946 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1946 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
CaptainVictor Peelish
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southern major college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (FL)     8 2 0
Georgetown     5 3 0
Virginia     4 4 1
Chattanooga     5 5 0
West Virginia     5 5 0
Navy     1 8 0

The 1946 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its fourth non-consecutive season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 5–5 record and was outscored by a total of 120 to 99.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Victor Peelish was the team captain.[3]

West Virginia was ranked at No. 71 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[4]

  1. ^ "1946 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 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.