1936 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1936 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainHerbert Barna
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
George Washington     7 1 1
Hardin–Simmons     9 2 0
Georgetown     6 2 1
Roanoke     6 2 1
Western Maryland     7 3 1
No. 18 Navy     6 3 0
West Virginia     6 4 0
East Carolina     3 2 0
Jacksonville State     2 2 1
Catholic University     4 4 0
Oklahoma City     4 4 0
William & Mary Norfolk     4 4 0
Oglethorpe     4 5 0
Texas Wesleyan     3 6 1
Troy State     3 6 0
Delaware     2 6 0
South Georgia Teachers     2 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In its third season under head coach Charles Tallman, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 151 to 122.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Herbert Barna was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19WaynesburgW 7–0
September 26at CincinnatiW 40–6
October 3at PittsburghL 0–34
October 10vs. Washington and Lee
W 28–7[4]
October 17West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 15–0
October 24at CentreLouisville, KYW 26–13
October 31McDaniel
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 33–20
November 7Georgetown
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 0–28
November 14at Western ReserveL 0–7
November 26at George WashingtonL 2–7[5]

References

  1. ^ "1936 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. ^ "West Virginia upsets Generals by 28–7 margin". The Raleigh Register. October 11, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colonials defeat West Virginia 7–2". Johnson City Chronicle. November 27, 1936. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.