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1943 West Virginia

4–⁠3, coached by Rat Rogers.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1943, game by game: lost vs. Virginia 0–6; lost at Pittsburgh 0–20; won vs. Maryland 6–2; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 32–0; lost at Penn State 7–32; won at Lehigh 53–6; won vs. Bethany (WV) 26–13+47−25Lost 0–6 vs. Virginia-6VirginiaLost 0–20 at Pittsburgh-20PittsburghWon 6–2 vs. Maryland+4MarylandWon 32–0 vs. Carnegie Mellon+32Carnegie MellonLost 7–32 at Penn State-25Penn StateWon 53–6 at Lehigh+47LehighWon 26–13 vs. Bethany (WV)+13Bethany (WV)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsVirginiaL 0–⁠659%
Oct 9atPittsburghL 0–⁠2047%
Oct 16vsMarylandW 6–⁠255%
Oct 23vsCarnegie MellonW 32–⁠077%
Oct 30atPenn StateL 7–⁠3228%
Nov 6atLehighW 53–⁠685%
Nov 13vsBethany (WV)W 26–⁠1387%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Bethany (WV) 26–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
4–⁠3
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
124–⁠79
Coach
Rat Rogers
Elo
1462 −24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.8 No. 69 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Robert Dutton