1939 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1939 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Marshall Glenn, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 94 to 70.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Albert Baisi and Harry Clarke were the team captains.^[3]

1939 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–6–1
Head coach	Marshall Glenn (3rd season)
Captain	Albert Baisi, Harry Clarke
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgetown			–					7	–	0	–	1
Catholic University			–					8	–	1	–	1
Hardin–Simmons			–					7	–	1	–	1
George Washington			–					5	–	3	–	0
Virginia			–					5	–	4	–	0
Georgia Teachers			–					5	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					4	–	4	–	2
Roanoke			–					4	–	4	–	0
Delaware State			–					2	–	2	–	0
William & Mary Norfolk			–					4	–	5	–	0
Oglethorpe			–					3	–	4	–	1
Navy			–					3	–	5	–	1
West Virginia			–					2	–	6	–	1
Western Maryland			–					1	–	6	–	0
Delaware			–					1	–	7	–	0
East Carolina			–					0	–	8	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	West Virginia Wesleyan	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 44–0	7,000	[4]
October 7	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 0–20	30,000	[5]
October 14	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 7–0	6,000	[6]
October 21	vs. Washington and Lee	Laidley Field Charleston, WV	L 0–9		[7]
October 27	at South Carolina	County Fairgrounds Orangeburg, SC	T 6–6		[8]
November 4	at Georgetown	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–14		[9]
November 11	Manhattan	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 7–19	10,000	[10]
November 18	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington,KY	L 6–13	8,000	[11]
December 2	George Washington	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 0–13		[12]
Homecoming

References

1. "1939 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. "West Virginia Routs Wesleyan, 44-0, in Inaugural Fray". The Sunday Star. October 1, 1939. p. E3 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Harry Keck (October 8, 1939). "Panther Power and Passes Roll Up Score". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Part 4-1. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Bob Bohne (October 15, 1939). "Mountaineers Of West Virginia Win Over Bearcats, 7-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Wash-Lee scores unexpected win over W.V.U. crew". Cumberland Sunday Times. October 22, 1939. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Banjo Smith (October 28, 1939). "Birds Outplay West Virginia In Three Quarters, Tie 6-6: Grugan, Lowry, Granoff Stars". The Columbia Record. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Francis E. Stan (November 5, 1939). "Georgetown Beats West Virginia, 14-0: Punts Pave Way To Hoyas' Two Touchdowns". The Sunday Star. pp. B1, B9 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "West Virginia Bows To Manhattan, 19-7". The Pittsburgh Press. November 12, 1939. p. II-11 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Laurence Shropshire (November 19, 1939). "Wildcats Are Outgained By West Virginia But Win 13 To 6". Sunday Herald-Leader. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "West Virginia loses, 13 to 0". The Lexington Herald. December 3, 1939. Retrieved March 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.