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1947 West Virginia Mountaineers football team


1947 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Independent
6–4
Bill Kern (5th season)
Gene Corum
Mountaineer Field

The 1947 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 252 to 84. The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Eugene Corum was the team captain.

West Virginia was ranked at No. 42 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27OtterbeinMountaineer FieldMorgantown, WVW 59–015,000
October 4vs. Washington and LeeLaidley FieldCharleston, WVW 35–611,000
October 11WaynesburgMountaineer FieldMorgantown, WVW 60–78,000
October 18at NYUYankee StadiumBronx, NYW 40–08,000
October 25at No. 9 Penn StateBeaver FieldState College, PA (rivalry)L 14–2122,000
November 1at MarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MD (rivalry)L 0–2716,500
November 8KentuckyMountaineer FieldMorgantown, WVL 6–1526,500
November 15No. 15 VirginiaMountaineer FieldMorgantown, WVL 0–618,000
November 22TempleMountaineer FieldMorgantown, WVW 21–010,000
November 29at PittsburghPitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA (rivalry)W 17–215,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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