1946 West Virginia

5–⁠5, coached by Bill Kern.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1946, game by game: won vs. Otterbein 13–7; lost at Pittsburgh 7–33; won vs. Waynesburg 42–0; won vs. Washington and Lee 6–0; lost at Temple 0–6; won vs. Syracuse 13–0; lost at No. 1 Army 0–19; won vs. Fordham 39–0; lost at Kentucky 0–13; lost at Virginia 0–21+42−26Won 13–7 vs. Otterbein+6OtterbeinLost 7–33 at Pittsburgh-26PittsburghWon 42–0 vs. Waynesburg+42WaynesburgWon 6–0 vs. Washington and Lee+6Washington and …Lost 0–6 at Temple-6TempleWon 13–0 vs. Syracuse+13SyracuseLost 0–19 at No. 1 Army-19No. 1 ArmyWon 39–0 vs. Fordham+39FordhamLost 0–13 at Kentucky-13KentuckyLost 0–21 at Virginia-21Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia 21–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 116th-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 1946.

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
120–⁠99
Coach
Bill Kern
Elo
1389 +19 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.7 No. 66 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Victor Peelish