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1950 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1950 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–8 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainLawrence Ciccarelli
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1949
1951 ⊟
1950 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Washington and Lee $ 6 0 0 8 3 0
No. 10 Clemson 3 0 1 9 0 1
VMI 5 1 0 6 4 0
Wake Forest 6 1 1 6 1 2
Maryland 4 1 1 7 2 1
Duke 5 2 0 7 3 0
North Carolina 3 2 1 3 5 2
George Washington 4 3 0 5 4 0
NC State 4 4 1 5 4 1
William & Mary 3 3 0 4 7 0
The Citadel 2 3 0 4 6 0
South Carolina 2 4 1 3 4 2
Furman 2 4 0 2 8 1
West Virginia 1 3 0 2 8 0
Davidson 1 5 0 3 6 0
Richmond 1 8 0 2 8 0
VPI 0 8 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as a nmember of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1950 college football season. In its first season under head coach Art Lewis, the team compiled a 2–8 record (1–3 against SoCon opponents), finished in 14th place in the conference, and was outscored by a combined total of 259 to 163.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Lawrence Ciccarelli was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Western Reserve*W 38–13[4]
September 30vs. Washington and Lee
L 7–268,000[5]
October 6at George WashingtonL 14–218,007[6]
October 14Richmond
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 46–76,000[7]
October 21Fordham*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 23–2718,000[8]
October 28Virginia*dagger
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 21–2822,000[9]
November 4at Pittsburgh*L 7–216,125[10]
November 11at Penn State*L 0–2716,338[11]
November 18Maryland
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 0–4116,000[12]
November 25at Texas Western*L 7–489,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1950 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 run over WRU, 38–13". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 24, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "W&L raps WVU, 26–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 1, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Davis and Mates take game, 21–14". The News and Observer. October 7, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mountaineers overpower Spiders for conference win, 46–7". The Daily News Leader. October 15, 1950. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Fullerton, Max (October 22, 1950). "Fordham Nips WVU 27-33". The Sunday Register. Beckley, W.Va. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Last period tally wins for Virginia". Greensboro Daily News. October 29, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Pitt wallops West Virginia for first win". The Portsmouth Star. November 5, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Penn State turns back West Virginia 27 to 0". Sunday News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Maryland tops West Virginia". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 19, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "TWC beats Mountaineers, 48–7, end home season". The El Paso Times. November 26, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.