1941 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1941 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 4–6 record and was outscored by a total of 126 to 85.^[1][2] Henry Goodman was the team captain.^[3] The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.

1941 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Bill Kern (2nd season)
Captain	Henry Goodman
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Carolina			–					7	–	0	–	0
Delaware			–					7	–	0	–	1
Virginia			–					8	–	1	–	0
Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Navy			–					7	–	1	–	1
Georgetown			–					5	–	4	–	0
Western Maryland			–					3	–	4	–	1
West Virginia			–					4	–	6	–	0
Roanoke			–					3	–	5	–	0
Sewanee			–					2	–	5	–	0
Delaware State			–					1	–	4	–	0
Georgia Teachers			–					2	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

West Virginia was ranked at No. 90 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Waynesburg	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 13–7	7,547	[5]
October 4	at Navy	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–40	20,126	[6]
October 11	West Virginia Wesleyan	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 20–0	6,310	[7]
October 18	at No. 4 Fordham	Polo Grounds NewYork, NY	L 0–27	12,500	[8]
October 25	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 6–18	7,000	[9]
November 1	vs. Washington and Lee	Laidley Field Charleston, WV	W 7–6	10,000	[10]
November 8	Kansas	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 21–0	9,300	[11]
November 15	at Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA (rivalry)	L 0–7	11,000	[12][13]
November 22	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 6–7	25,000	[14]
November 29	Michigan State	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 12–14	10,126	[15]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game