1949_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team

1949 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1949 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

The 1949 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Dudley DeGroot, the team compiled a 4–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 275 to 227.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Peter Zinaich was the team captain.[3]

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After the season

The following Mountaineers were selected in the 1950 NFL draft after the season.[7]

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References

  1. [1]
    "1949 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]
    2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
  4. [4]
    "West Virginia nips Wash-Lee before 10,000". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 2, 1949. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Keane, Clif (October 15, 1949). "Agganis Best Donelli Has Had–Cannava Grabs Spotlight". Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 4. Retrieved June 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    "Terps swamp Mountaineers, head for Bowl on 47–7 rout". Daily Press. November 25, 1949. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. [7]
    "1950 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
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