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1954 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season


American college football season

FieldValue
year1954
teamWest Virginia Mountaineers
sportfootball
conferenceSouthern Conference
short_confSoCon
APRank12
record8–1
conf_record3–0
head_coachArt Lewis
hc_year5th
stadiumMountaineer Field
championSoCon champion

The 1954 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1954 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Art Lewis, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the SoCon title for the second consecutive season.

Schedule

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Roster

References

References

  1. (October 3, 1954). "West Virginia scores upset victory over Gamecocks, 26–6". The News and Observer.
  2. (October 10, 1954). "Mounties barely squeeze past stubborn G-W 13–7". The Beckley Post-Herald.
  3. (October 17, 1954). "West Virginia tops unbeaten Lions by 19–14". Sunday News.
  4. (October 24, 1954). "West Virginia's devastating ground game rocks VMI 40–6". The State.
  5. (October 31, 1954). "Salvaterra heads late Panther surge which topples West Virginia by 13–10". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  6. McKowen, Bob. (November 7, 1954). ["WVU trims Fordham; Six men get touchdowns"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67823400/1954-fordham-wvu/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news). The Charleston Daily Mail.
  7. (November 14, 1954). "West Virginia beats W&M, 20–6, to take Conference crown". The Sunday Star.
  8. (November 21, 1954). "N.C. State bows to West Virginia". The Baltimore Sun.
  9. (November 28, 1954). "Bowl fever almost beats Mountaineers". The State.
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