1945 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1945 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Ira Rodgers, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 126 to 122.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Joe Pozego was the team captain.^[3]

1945 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–6–1
Head coach	Ira Rodgers (9th season)
Captain	Joe Pozego
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field
Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

1945 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Miami (FL)			–					9	–	1	–	1
No. 3 Navy			–					7	–	1	–	1
Louisiana Normal (Grambling)			–					9	–	2	–	0
Virginia			–					7	–	2	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	3	–	0
Jacksonville State			–					1	–	1	–	0
West Virginia			–					2	–	6	–	1
Tennessee Tech			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Otterbein	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 42–7	6,000	[4]
September 29	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 0–20	7,500–10,000	[5][6]
October 6	Drexel	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 42–0		[7]
October 12	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 0–12	5,000	[8]
October 19	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 12–28	19,000	[9]
October 27	Maryland	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	T 13–13	12,000	[10]
November 3	vs. Virginia	Laidley Field Charleston, WV	L 7–13	9,000	[11]
November 10	Kentucky	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 6–19	7,000	[12]
November 17	Ohio	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 0–14	6,000	[13]

References

1. "1945 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. "Mountaineers Top Otterbein, 42-7: WVU Easily Swamps Foe After Slow Start". The Pittsburgh Press. September 23, 1945. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Keck, Harry (September 30, 1945). "Roussos Stars in Fullback Role". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Section 2–3. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
6. Muldoon, Cecil G. (September 30, 1945). "Pitt Trims Mountaineers, 20–0, Before Crowd of 7500". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 32. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Drexel crushed by W. Virginia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 7, 1945. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Syracuse trims West Virginia". Nevada State Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Temple Rallies to Stay Unbeaten". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. United Press. October 20, 1945. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "West Virginia Eleven Rallies To Tie U. Of Maryland In 13-To-13 Game". The Baltimore Sun. October 28, 1945. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Virginia gains 13–7 win over West Virginia". Durham Morning Herald. November 4, 1945. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Mistakes cost Kentucky 19 to 13 verdict to Marquette". The Knoxville Journal. November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "West Virginia Loses to Ohio". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press. November 18, 1945. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.