1930 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1930 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1930 college football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach Ira Rodgers, the team compiled a 5–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 111 to 103.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Walter Gordon was the team captain.^[3]

1930 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Ira Rodgers (6th season)
Captain	Walter Gordon
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field
Seasons ← 1929 1931 →

1930 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Western Maryland			–					9	–	0	–	1
Texas Mines			–					7	–	1	–	1
Appalachian State			–					8	–	2	–	1
William & Mary Norfolk			–					3	–	1	–	0
Delaware			–					6	–	3	–	1
Furman			–					6	–	3	–	1
Delaware State			–					4	–	2	–	0
Wake Forest			–					5	–	3	–	1
Jacksonville State			–					4	–	3	–	1
Davidson			–					6	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					6	–	5	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers			–					5	–	5	–	1
West Virginia			–					5	–	5	–	0
George Washington			–					4	–	4	–	1
Oglethorpe			–					4	–	4	–	1
Georgetown			–					5	–	5	–	0
South Georgia Teachers			–					3	–	4	–	2
Mississippi State Teachers			–					3	–	5	–	1
Texas Tech			–					3	–	6	–	0
Troy State			–					1	–	2	–	0
Jefferson (TX)			–					1	–	3	–	0
Beacom College			–					1	–	5	–	1
Catholic University			–					1	–	8	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Duquesne	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 7–0	25,000	[4]
September 27	West Virginia Wesleyan	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 26–0		[5]
October 4	Pittsburgh	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 0–16	22,000	[6]
October 11	vs. Washington and Lee	Laidley Field Charleston, WV	W 33–13	14,000	[7]
October 17	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 0–23	20,000	[8]
October 24	at Georgetown	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 14–7	10,000	[9]
November 1	at Fordham	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 2–18	15,000	[10]
November 8	Kansas State	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 23–7		[11]
November 22	Washington & Jefferson	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 6–7		[12]
November 27	vs. Oregon State	Soldier Field Chicago, IL	L 0–12	20,000	[13]