1949 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1949
| team = West Virginia Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 4–6–1
| head_coach = Dudley DeGroot
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Peter Zinaich
| stadium = Mountaineer Field
}}
{{1949 Southern college football independents records}}
The 1949 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Dudley DeGroot, the team compiled a 4–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 275 to 227.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/west-virginia/1949-schedule.html|title=1949 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=October 11, 2017}}{{cite web|title=2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide|year=2017|publisher=West Virginia University|page=176|url=https://issuu.com/wvusportspub/docs/2017_wvu_football_guide}} The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Peter Zinaich was the team captain.2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1949
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 17||{{cfb link|year=1949 |team=Waynesburg Yellow Jackets |title=Waynesburg}}|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|W 42–7||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-west-virginia-wins/151627930/|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|title=West Virginia wins, 42–7|date=September 18, 1949|accessdate=July 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 24|at|Ohio|Peden Stadium|Athens, OH|L 7–17|10,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-journal-ohio-upsets-dope/151628080/|work=News Journal|title=Ohio upsets Dope|date=September 25, 1949|accessdate=July 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 1|vs|Washington and Lee|Laidley Field|Charleston, WV|W 28–20|10,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108016352/west-virginia-nips-wash-lee-before-1000/|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|title=West Virginia nips Wash-Lee before 10,000|date=October 2, 1949|accessdate=August 20, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 8||No. 19 Pittsburgh|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV (rivalry)|L 7–20|31,005|{{cite news|author=Carl Hughes|title=Cecconi's Two Touchdowns In Third Quarter Turn Tide|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=October 9, 1949|page=37|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-cecconi-scores-two/147321675/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-pittsburgh-defeats/151628214/|work=The News and Observer|title=Pittsburgh defeats Mountaineers, 20–7|date=October 9, 1949|accessdate=July 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 14|at|Boston University|Fenway Park|Boston, MA|L 20–52|19,301|{{cite news |last=Keane |first=Clif |title=Agganis Best Donelli Has Had–Cannava Grabs Spotlight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78776897/the-boston-globe/ |newspaper=Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=October 15, 1949 |page=4 |access-date=June 1, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|October 22||{{cfb link|year=1949|team=Quantico Marines Devil Dogs|title=Quantico Marines}}|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|W 47–26||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star/139745969/|work=The Sunday Star|title=West Virginia hands Quantico Marines second loss, 47–26|date=October 23, 1949|accessdate=July 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 29|at|Virginia|Scott Stadium|Charlottesville, VA|L 14–19|16,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press-cavaliers-top-west-vi/150522996/|work=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|title=Cavaliers top West Virginia 19–14 in mud|date=October 30, 1949|accessdate=May 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 5||Penn State
|November 12||Texas Western|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|T 13–13|10,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-angelo-standard-times-tex-western-wv/151628624/|work=San Angelo Standard-Times|title=Tex Western WV are tied|date=November 13, 1949|accessdate=July 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 19|at|Western Reserve|League Park|Cleveland, OH|W 28–20|1,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-reserve-edged-by-w-vir/151628792/|work=The Plain Dealer|title=Reserve edged by W. Virginia, 28–20|date=November 20, 1949|accessdate=July 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 24|at|No. 15 Maryland|Byrd Stadium|College Park, MD (rivalry)|L 7–47|16,117|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-terps-swamp-mountaineers-he/137359018/|work=Daily Press|title=Terps swamp Mountaineers, head for Bowl on 47–7 rout|date=November 25, 1949|accessdate=December 24, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
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After the season
The following Mountaineers were selected in the 1950 NFL draft after the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1950/draft.htm|title=1950 NFL Draft Listing|publisher=Pro-Football Reference|access-date=February 24, 2024}}
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=West Virginia Mountaineers|border=2|Round|Pick|Player|Position|NFL club}} | ||||
| 9 | 115 | Pete Zinach | Back | San Francisco 49ers |
| 11 | 142 | Fred Stuvek | Guard | Los Angeles Rams |
| 13 | 159 | Jack Morton | Back | New York Bulldogs |
| 15 | 194 | Dave Stephenson | Center | Los Angeles Rams |
| 28 | 357 | Ralph Shoaf | Back | Washington Redskins |
References
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