1941 West Virginia

4–⁠6, coached by Bill Kern.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1941, game by game: won vs. Waynesburg 13–7; lost at Navy 0–40; won vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 20–0; lost at No. 4 Fordham 0–27; lost at Kentucky 6–18; won vs. Washington and Lee 7–6; won vs. Kansas 21–0; lost at Penn State 0–7; lost at Army 6–7; lost vs. Michigan State 12–14+21−40Won 13–7 vs. Waynesburg+6WaynesburgLost 0–40 at Navy-40NavyWon 20–0 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan+20West Virginia W…Lost 0–27 at No. 4 Fordham-27No. 4 FordhamLost 6–18 at Kentucky-12KentuckyWon 7–6 vs. Washington and Lee+1Washington and …Won 21–0 vs. Kansas+21KansasLost 0–7 at Penn State-7Penn StateLost 6–7 at Army-1ArmyLost 12–14 vs. Michigan State-2Michigan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan State 14–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
85–⁠126
Coach
Bill Kern
Elo
1412 −21 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−3.8 No. 76 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Henry Goodman