1945 West Virginia

2–⁠6–⁠1, coached by Rat Rogers.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1945, game by game: won vs. Otterbein 42–7; lost at Pittsburgh 0–20; won vs. Drexel 42–0; lost at Syracuse 0–12; lost at Temple 12–28; tied vs. Maryland 13–13; lost vs. Virginia 7–13; lost vs. Kentucky 6–19; lost vs. Ohio 0–14+42−20Won 42–7 vs. Otterbein+35OtterbeinLost 0–20 at Pittsburgh-20PittsburghWon 42–0 vs. Drexel+42DrexelLost 0–12 at Syracuse-12SyracuseLost 12–28 at Temple-16TempleTied 13–13 vs. Maryland0MarylandLost 7–13 vs. Virginia-6VirginiaLost 6–19 vs. Kentucky-13KentuckyLost 0–14 vs. Ohio-14Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsOtterbeinW 42–⁠787%
Sep 29atPittsburghL 0–⁠2047%
Oct 6vsDrexelW 42–⁠085%
Oct 12atSyracuseL 0–⁠1253%
Oct 19atTempleL 12–⁠2832%
Oct 27vsMarylandT 13–⁠1357%
Nov 3vsVirginiaL 7–⁠1327%
Nov 10vsKentuckyL 6–⁠1961%
Nov 17vsOhioL 0–⁠1482%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The worst 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 1945.

Record
2–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
122–⁠126
Coach
Rat Rogers
Elo
1305 −150 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.1 No. 83 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Joe Pozego