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American college football season
The 1905 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1905 college football season . In its first season under head coach Carl Forkum , the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 172 to 44.[1] Paul H. Martin was the team captain.[2]
Schedule [ edit ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 30 Westminster (PA) Morgantown, WV L 0–15[3]
October 7 California Normal (PA) Morgantown, WV W 12–0[4]
October 14 Ohio Morgantown, WV W 28–0[5]
October 21 Bethany (WV) Morgantown, WV W 46–0[6]
November 4 Kentucky State College Morgantown, WV W 45–0[7]
November 11 at California Normal (PA) California, PA L 0–17[8]
November 18 vs. Bethany (WV) Wheeling, WV W 24–0[9]
November 24 at Penn State State College, PA (rivalry )L 0–6[10]
November 30 at Marietta Marietta, OH W 17–64,000 [11]
References [ edit ]
^ "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide" . West Virginia University. 2017. pp. 169, 175.
^ 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
^ "West Virginia Lost" . The Pittsburg Press . October 1, 1905. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "West Virginia Defeats California" . The Pittsburg Post . October 8, 1905. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "West Virginia Wins" . The Pittsburg Post . October 15, 1905. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bethany Snowed Under" . The Pittsburg Post . October 22, 1905. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kentucky Had to Play" . The Pittsburg Press . November 5, 1905. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "West Virginia Beat Marietta (pt 2)" . The Fairmont West Virginian . December 1, 1905. p. 8.
^ "Bethany Loses Again: West Virginia University Has Difficult Time Holding Collegians" . The Pittsburg Post . November 19, 1905. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "State Wins Hard Game: University of West Virginia Eleven Holds Pennsylvania to Low Score" . November 25, 1905 . p. 8 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "West Virginia Beat Marietta" . The Fairmont West Virginian . December 1, 1905. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com .
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