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1927 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceWest Virginia Athletic Conference
Record2–4–3 (2–0 WVAC)
Head coach
CaptainWinchester Latham
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons← 19261928 →
1927 West Virginia Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Liberty State $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Marshall 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Davis & Elkins 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
West Virginia Wesleyan 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Salem 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Glenville State 4 – 2 – 2 4 – 2 – 2
Potomac State 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 3 – 1
Broaddus 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Shepherd 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Fairmont State 0 – 4 – 3 0 – 5 – 3
New River State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
West Virginia * 2 – 0 – 0 2 – 4 – 3
Concord * 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Morris Harvey * 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.

The 1927 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as a member of the West Virginia Athletic Conference (WVAC) during the 1927 college football season. In its third season under head coach Ira Rodgers, the team compiled a 2–4–3 record and was outscored by a total of 129 to 68. The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Winchester Latham was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24West Virginia WesleyanW 27–710,000
October 1vs. Washington and Lee*T 6–6
October 8at Pittsburgh*L 0–4018,000−20,000
October 15Lafayette*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 7–7
October 22at Georgetown*L 0–2520,000
October 29Carnegie Tech*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 7–13
November 5at Missouri*L 0–13
November 12Davis & Elkins
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 15–125,000
November 24Washington & Jefferson*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 6–615,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1927 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. p. 176.
  3. 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
  4. "Morgantown team downs Methodists". The Pittsburgh Press. September 25, 1927. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Washington and Lee and West Virginia in 6 to 6 deadlock". Greensboro Daily News. October 2, 1927. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Murray, James F. (October 9, 1927). "W. Va. is Swamped By Pitt". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Carver, Jess M. (October 9, 1927). "Welch In 105-yard Sprint". The Sunday Sun-Telegraph. p. Part 3-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "West Virginia holds Lafayette to deadlock". The Baltimore Sun. October 16, 1927. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Georgetown marches steadily". The Standard Union. October 23, 1927. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Carnegie Tech scores 13 to 6 victory over West Virginia crew". The Morning Call. October 30, 1927. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Missouri defeats West Virginia, 13 to 0, celebrating Parents' Day". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 6, 1927. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Mountaineer beats Davis-Elkins team". The Pittsburgh Press. November 13, 1927. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "West Virginia ties Presidents in 6–6 deadlock". Wisconsin State Journal. November 25, 1927. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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