1944 West Virginia

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Rat Rogers.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1944, game by game: lost at Pittsburgh 13–26; won vs. Case 32–7; lost vs. Virginia 6–24; tied at Maryland 6–6; won vs. Bethany (WV) 20–0; won at Penn State 28–27; won vs. Temple 6–0; won vs. Lehigh 71–0; lost at Kentucky 9–40+71−31Lost 13–26 at Pittsburgh-13PittsburghWon 32–7 vs. Case+25CaseLost 6–24 vs. Virginia-18VirginiaTied 6–6 at Maryland0MarylandWon 20–0 vs. Bethany (WV)+20Bethany (WV)Won 28–27 at Penn State+1Penn StateWon 6–0 vs. Temple+6TempleWon 71–0 vs. Lehigh+71LehighLost 9–40 at Kentucky-31Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23atPittsburghL 13–⁠2648%
Sep 30vsCaseW 32–⁠786%
Oct 7vsVirginiaL 6–⁠2454%
Oct 14atMarylandT 6–⁠655%
Oct 21vsBethany (WV)W 20–⁠085%
Oct 28atPenn StateW 28–⁠2725%
Nov 4vsTempleW 6–⁠062%
Nov 11vsLehighW 71–⁠092%
Nov 18atKentuckyL 9–⁠4045%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kentucky 40–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1944.

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
191–⁠130
Coach
Rat Rogers
Elo
1433 −42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.0 No. 81 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Russell Lopez