1937 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1937 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In its first season under head coach Marshall Glenn, the team compiled an 8–1–1 record, defeated Texas Tech in the 1938 Sun Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 183 to 39.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. David Volkin was the team captain.[3]

1937 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Sun Bowl, W 7–6 vs. Texas Tech
ConferenceIndependent
1937 record8–1–1
Head coach
CaptainDavid Volkin
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1937 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Hardin–Simmons      8 0 1
West Virginia      8 1 1
Catholic University      5 3 0
William & Mary Norfolk Division      5 3 0
Navy      4 4 1
George Washington      3 4 1
Georgetown      2 4 2
Western Maryland      3 6 0
East Carolina      2 5 0
Loyola (LA)      2 6 1
South Georgia Teachers      2 9 0
Delaware      1 7 0
Oklahoma City      1 9 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 25at West Virginia WesleyanBuckhannon, WVW 14–0
October 2PittsburghL 0–20
October 9vs. Washington and LeeCharleston, WVW 6–0
October 16at XavierW 13–7
October 23vs. WaynesburgBaltimore, MDW 13–0
November 6at GeorgetownWashington, D.C.T 6–6
November 13Toledo
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 34–0
November 25George Washington
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 26–0
January 1, 1938vs. Texas TechW 7–6

References

  1. "1937 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.
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