Bethany (WV) at West Virginia
Saturday, October 21, 1944 Share
West Virginia beat Bethany (WV) 20–0. It was their sixth meeting; West Virginia leads the series 6–0.
FinalHigh 57°F, low 40°F, 1.72 in. of rain
In the newspapers

The Wilmington morning star, Wilmington, N.C., October 22, 1944, page 8
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West Virginia Defeats Bethany College, 200 MORGANTOWN, w. Va, Oct. q. R-West Virginia University, repolling frequent aerial thrusts, pushed over three touchdowns and completely out-played little Beth any colleges Naval trainees to win 200 today on muddy Noun taineer field. The Mountaineers scored in each Of the first three periods to post their second victory of the year with long runs and pass intercept tons largely responsible for Beth any’s fourth consecutive defeat,
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
West Virginia 85% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Bethany (WV)–West Virginia gameWest Virginia leads 6–0 in six meetings.
Around this game
Bethany (WV)
- SeasonBethany (WV) in 1944
- ProgramBethany (WV) history and records
West Virginia
- Next gameat Penn StateOct. 28, 1944
- SeasonWest Virginia in 1944
- ProgramWest Virginia history and records
