1925_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team

1925 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1925 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

The 1925 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 1925 college football season. In its first season under head coach Ira Rodgers, the team compiled an 8–1 record, shut out seven of nine opponents, allowed only two touchdowns during the season, and outscored opponents by a total of 175 to 18.[1][2]

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The team played its home games at the newly-constructed Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. The dedication ceremony for the new stadium was conducted on November 14, 1925.[3]

Guard Walter Mahan was selected as second-team All-Americans.[4] Mahan was also the team captain.[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    "1925 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. [2]
    "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. p. 176.
  3. [3]
    "Mountaineers Dedicate Stadium By Beating Lions, 14-0". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. November 15, 1925. p. III-3 – via Newspapers.com.
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    2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 151.
  5. [5]
    2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
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    "West Virginia Wins, 18-0, in Test Against Allegheny". Pittsburgh Gazette-Times. September 27, 1925. p. III-3 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "D. & E. Holds W. Va. To a Touchdown". The Pittsburgh Press. October 4, 1925. p. Sporting 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Panthers Trim Mountaineers, 15 to 7". Pittsburgh Gazette Times. October 11, 1925. p. III-4 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Mountaineers Swamp Grove City by Score of 54 to 3". Pittsburgh Gazette Times. October 18, 1925. p. III-5 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "W. Va. Hands Wesleyan 16-0 Trouncing". Pittsburgh Gazette Times. October 25, 1925. p. III-7 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Dehart's Generals Lose Out". The Pittsburgh Press. November 1, 1925 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Mountaineers Open Attack Bewilders Boston College". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. November 8, 1925. p. III-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. [13]
    "West Virginia Wins Over Wash-Jeff, 19-0". The Pittsburgh Post. November 27, 1925. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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