West Virginia at Army

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 22, 1941, page 25

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  Army opened, but that’s the best the Mountaineers could do After Martin had lost 20 yards trying to pass McElwee tried a place kick from the %, which was short. West Virginia started another march on the Army 48, and ran to a fourth down on the 3, where Mar tin passed to McElWee in the end zone for a touchdown McElwee’s place kick was wide and the half ended with West Virginia leading, 6 to O. Third Quarter. The early minutes of the period saw punting duel with little profit on either side. Neither team was able to crash through the others defense consistently. Late in the quarter, after a punt had driven the Cadets back to their IA, an almost entirely new West Virglnla team went into action and i’m mediately the Army started to move. Hill skipped around his left end from the “a to the West Virginians At. The West Virginia first team went back in, but kelleher went to the West Virginians’ Is on an end around as the period ended with West Virginia still leading, 6 to O.. Fourth Quarter. The Army attack started late in the third quarter faded as the final period opened and West Virginia took the ball on downs on its 10. The Mountaineers punted to their Al, and after two running plays had lost five yards Mazur dropped back from the Army 48 and shot a pass down the field which Hill caught on the goal line for a touchdown. Gene Smith placekicked the extra point to put Army ahead, 7–⁠6. Army started another march from its 40 shortly afterward and went to the West Virginia 3 before losing the ball on downs. West Virginia kicked out of danger and Army was on the offensive in midfieId as the game ended with the final score West Virginia 6, Army Z.

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  Imperial Valley press, November 23, 1941, page 1 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL RESULTS Harvard ID Yale 0. Boston College 10; Boston U. 7. Penn 16; Cornell 0. Lehigh 7; Lafayette A. Holy Cross 13; Temple 81, Pitt I; Penn State 81. Michigan 20; Ohio State 90 ‘tiC Florida IA; Georgia Tech 7. Army 7; West Virginia 6. Luke So. N. Carolina 6 Northwestern Ct, Illinois 0 Indiana 7, Purdue 0 Fordham 35. st. Mary’S 7 Navy % Princeton 0 Minnesota Al, Wisconsin E Columbia 81, Colgate 80 Notre Dame 20, use l8 Nebraska IA, Iowa l3 Morris Harvey 40, Detroit Indiana 7; Purdue 0. Vanderbilt7; Alabama O. TCU 0; Rice 0. Georgia 35; Dartmouth 0.

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Tied 2–⁠2 in four meetings, counting the three since this game.