1951 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
1951 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 5–5 (2–3 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Captain | James Danter, Kereazis Konstantinos |
Home stadium | Mountaineer Field |
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No. 3 Maryland + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington and Lee | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Clemson | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1951 college football season. In its second season under head coach Art Lewis, the team compiled a 5–5 record (2–3 against SoCon opponents), tied for 10th place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 225 to 190.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. James Danter and Kereazis Konstantinos were the team captains.[3]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 22 | Waynesburg* | W 20–9 | [4] | ||||
September 28 | at Furman | W 18–7 | 6,500 | [5] | |||
October 6 | Washington and Lee |
| L 0–34 | 16,000 | [6] | ||
October 13 | Richmond |
| W 24–0 | [7] | |||
October 20 | Geneva* |
| W 89–0 | 6,000 | [8] | ||
October 27 | at Penn State* | L 7–13 | 16,200–17,206 | [9] | |||
November 3 | Western Reserve* |
| W 35–7 | 5,000 | [10] | ||
November 10 | South Carolina |
| L 13–34 | 18,000 | [11] | ||
November 17 | at Pittsburgh* | L 12–32 | 9,864 | [12][13] | |||
November 24 | at No. 4 Maryland | L 7–54 | 14,385 | [14] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1951 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. p. 176.
- ^ 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
- ^ "West Virginia jolts Waynesburg, 20–9". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. September 23, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dick Luciani leads WVU to win over Furman, 18–7". The Pittsburgh Press. September 29, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bocetti back in form as W&L triumphs, 34–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 7, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Virginia whips Richmond as sophomores star by 24–0". The Portsmouth Star. October 14, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers rout Geneva College, 89–0". Cumberland Sunday Times. October 21, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State whips strong West Virginia, 13–7". The Scrantonian. October 28, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crack pass offense gives Mounties easy victory over Reserve". The Raleigh Register. November 4, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks wallop Mountaineers, 34–13". Florence Morning News. November 11, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hughes, Carl (November 18, 1951). "Pitt Rolls Over West Virginia, 32-12". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburg, Penmnsylvania. p. 41. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Pitt wins first game". Kingsport Times-News. November 18, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland routs W. Virginia, 54–7". The Pittsburgh Press. November 25, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.