Western Reserve at West Virginia
Saturday, September 23, 1950 Share
West Virginia beat Western Reserve 38–13. It was their fifth meeting; after it, West Virginia led the series 3–2.
FinalHigh 73°F, low 57°F
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 24, 1950, page 47
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Aggressive West Virginia Downs Western Reserve MORGANTOWN, w. Va. Sept 23.-An aggressive West Virginia University team pulled away from Western Reserve in the second half today to win, 1918, in the 1850 football opener for both schools. The Mountaineers took to the air for three touchdowns, two OF them on passes by Quarterback Billy Allen, and made two more on the ground. Quarterback Al Morhad was on , the throwing end Of pass plays which produced Western Reserves pair of touchdowns.
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 87% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Western Reserve–West Virginia gameWest Virginia leads 4–2 in six meetings, counting the one since this game.
Around this game
Western Reserve
- Next gameat ColgateOct. 7, 1950
- SeasonWestern Reserve in 1950
- ProgramWestern Reserve history and records
West Virginia
- Next gamevs. Washington and LeeSept. 30, 1950
- SeasonWest Virginia in 1950
- ProgramWest Virginia history and records
