1939 West Virginia

2–⁠6–⁠1, coached by Marshall Glenn.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1939, game by game: won vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 44–0; lost at Pittsburgh 0–20; won at Cincinnati 7–0; lost vs. Washington and Lee 0–9; tied vs. South Carolina 6–6; lost at Georgetown 0–14; lost vs. Manhattan 7–19; lost at Kentucky 6–13; lost vs. George Washington 0–13+44−20Won 44–0 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan+44West Virginia W…Lost 0–20 at Pittsburgh-20PittsburghWon 7–0 at Cincinnati+7CincinnatiLost 0–9 vs. Washington and Lee-9Washington and …Tied 6–6 vs. South Carolina0South CarolinaLost 0–14 at Georgetown-14GeorgetownLost 7–19 vs. Manhattan-12ManhattanLost 6–13 at Kentucky-7KentuckyLost 0–13 vs. George Washington-13George Washingt…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to George Washington 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 119th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
2–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
70–⁠94
Coach
Marshall Glenn
Elo
1356 −97 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−9.5 No. 105 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Albert Baisi and Harry Clarke