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1906 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1906 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
CaptainThomas Leahy
Seasons
← 1905
1907 →
1906 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
The Citadel     3 0 0
Kendall     2 0 0
Catholic University     1 0 0
Georgetown     6 1 0
Texas A&M     6 1 0
Delaware     5 1 0
Navy     8 2 2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     1 0 1
Stetson     3 1 0
Virginia     7 2 2
Howard (AL)     6 2 1
Oklahoma     5 2 2
VPI     5 2 2
Kentucky State     4 3 0
Davidson     3 2 2
Florida     5 3 0
Maryland     5 3 0
North Carolina A&M     3 1 4
Louisiana Industrial     2 1 3
West Virginia     5 5 0
George Washington     4 3 2
VMI     4 4 0
Grant     3 3 0
Arkansas     2 4 2
TCU     2 5 0
North Carolina     1 4 2
Oklahoma A&M     1 4 2
Roanoke     1 4 2
Rollins     1 3 0
Goldey College     0 3 0

The 1906 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1906 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Carl Forkum, the team compiled a 5–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 192 to 74.[1] Thomas Leahy was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29OhioMorgantown, WVL 6–9
October 6Connellsville IndependentsMorgantown, WVW 37–0
October 13California YMCA (PA)Morgantown, WVW 11–0
October 18at MariettaMarietta, OHL 2–4
October 27Grove CityMorgantown, WVW 25–0
November 3Carnegie TechMorgantown, WVW 51–0
November 10at Western University of PennsylvaniaL 0–171,500[3]
November 17West Virginia WesleyanMorgantown, WVW 54–4
November 23at Penn StateState College, PA (rivalry)L 0–11
November 29at Washington & JeffersonWashington, PAL 6–29[4]

References

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  1. ^ "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. pp. 169, 175.
  2. ^ 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
  3. ^ "WUP Played Poorly, But Won Game". The Pittsburg Press. November 11, 1906. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "West Virginians Fall Before W. & J." The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 30, 1906. p. 10. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.