1950 West Virginia

2–⁠8 (1–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Art Lewis.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1950, game by game: won vs. Western Reserve 38–13; lost vs. Washington and Lee 7–26; lost at George Washington 14–21; won vs. Richmond 46–7; lost vs. Fordham 23–27; lost vs. Virginia 21–28; lost at Pittsburgh 7–21; lost at Penn State 0–27; lost vs. Maryland 0–41; lost at UTEP 7–48+39−41Won 38–13 vs. Western Reserve+25Western ReserveLost 7–26 vs. Washington and Lee-19Washington and …Lost 14–21 at George Washington-7George Washingt…Won 46–7 vs. Richmond+39RichmondLost 23–27 vs. Fordham-4FordhamLost 21–28 vs. Virginia-7VirginiaLost 7–21 at Pittsburgh-14PittsburghLost 0–27 at Penn State-27Penn StateLost 0–41 vs. Maryland-41MarylandLost 7–48 at UTEP-41UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UTEP 48–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 14th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 122nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠3 14th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
163–⁠259
Coach
Art Lewis
Elo
1339 −119 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.9 No. 101 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Lawrence Ciccarelli

1950 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington and Lee6–⁠08–⁠318
Clemson3–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠110
VMI5–⁠16–⁠4
Wake Forest6–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Duke5–⁠27–⁠3
North Carolina3–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
George Washington4–⁠35–⁠4
NC State4–⁠4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
William & Mary3–⁠34–⁠7
The Citadel2–⁠34–⁠6
South Carolina2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠4–⁠2
Furman2–⁠42–⁠8–⁠1
West Virginia1–⁠32–⁠8
Davidson1–⁠53–⁠6
Richmond1–⁠82–⁠8
Virginia Tech0–⁠80–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.