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1942 West Virginia

5–⁠4, coached by Bill Kern.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1942, game by game: won vs. Washington and Lee 21–7; lost at Boston College 0–33; won vs. South Carolina 13–0; lost at Fordham 14–23; won vs. Waynesburg 27–0; won vs. Penn State 24–0; won at Kentucky 7–0; lost at Michigan State 0–7; lost at Miami 13–21+27−33Won 21–7 vs. Washington and Lee+14Washington and …Lost 0–33 at Boston College-33Boston CollegeWon 13–0 vs. South Carolina+13South CarolinaLost 14–23 at Fordham-9FordhamWon 27–0 vs. Waynesburg+27WaynesburgWon 24–0 vs. Penn State+24Penn StateWon 7–0 at Kentucky+7KentuckyLost 0–7 at Michigan State-7Michigan StateLost 13–21 at Miami-8Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsWashington and LeeW 21–⁠757%
Oct 3atBoston CollegeL 0–⁠3326%
Oct 10vsSouth CarolinaW 13–⁠058%
Oct 17atFordhamL 14–⁠2338%
Oct 24vsWaynesburgW 27–⁠087%
Oct 31vsPenn StateW 24–⁠037%
Nov 14atKentuckyW 7–⁠044%
Nov 21atMichigan StateL 0–⁠746%
Nov 28atMiamiL 13–⁠2160%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami 21–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
119–⁠91
Coach
Bill Kern
Elo
1479 +38 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
3.3 No. 54 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Richard McElwee