1947 West Virginia

6–⁠4, coached by Bill Kern.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1947, game by game: won vs. Otterbein 59–0; won vs. Washington and Lee 35–6; won vs. Waynesburg 60–7; won at New York University 40–0; lost at No. 9 Penn State 14–21; lost vs. Maryland 0–27; lost vs. Kentucky 6–15; lost vs. No. 15 Virginia 0–6; won vs. Temple 21–0; won at Pittsburgh 17–2+59−27Won 59–0 vs. Otterbein+59OtterbeinWon 35–6 vs. Washington and Lee+29Washington and …Won 60–7 vs. Waynesburg+53WaynesburgWon 40–0 at New York University+40New York Univer…Lost 14–21 at No. 9 Penn State-7No. 9 Penn StateLost 0–27 vs. Maryland-27MarylandLost 6–15 vs. Kentucky-9KentuckyLost 0–6 vs. No. 15 Virginia-6No. 15 VirginiaWon 21–0 vs. Temple+21TempleWon 17–2 at Pittsburgh+15Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 17–⁠2; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 82nd-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 1947.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
252–⁠84
Coach
Bill Kern
Elo
1471 +45 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
5.2 No. 46 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Gene Corum

Drafted in 1948

The 1948 draft
Rd 3Tom Keane CBLos Angeles Rams