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1895 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1895 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1895 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Harry McCrory, the team compiled a 5–1 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 58 to 10. The team's sole loss was to Washington & Jefferson by a 4–0 score.

E. Bunker "Bunk" Reynolds was elected captain at the beginning of the season and served in that role as late as the November 9 Marietta game; William J. Bruner was captain by the end of the season.

Among the players on the team 1895 was Fielding H. Yost, who would later earn greater college football renown as a coach.

Roster

  • Bruner (back)
  • Harry Nelly (back substitute)
  • Keely (back)
  • George Krebs (left guard)
  • Leps (fullback)
  • Nethkins (right guard)
  • Rane (left end)
  • "Bunk" Reynolds (right end, captain)
  • White (tackle)
  • Fielding H. Yost (left tackle)

Schedule

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