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F. William Rane
F. William "John" Rane was an American football coach. He served as the second head football coach at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia and he held that position for two seasons, from 1893 until 1894. His coaching record at West Virginia was 4–3. Rane was the head coach for West Virginia's first victory on October 7, 1893 but the team still suffered a sound loss to Washington & Jefferson Presidents football, Washington and Jefferson College by a score of 52 to 0, a bitter repeat of the previous year's loss to Washington and Jefferson by a score of 72 to 0. West Virginia 1891 football results Head coaching record References Year of birth missing Year of death missing West ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Virginia Mountaineers Football
The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University (also referred to as "WVU" or "West Virginia") in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football. West Virginia plays its home games at Milan Puskar Stadium on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. The Mountaineers have won or shared a total of 15 conference championships, including eight Southern Conference titles and seven Big East Conference titles. The Mountaineers compete in the Big 12 Conference and are led by head coach Neal Brown. History Early history (1891–1949) The West Virginia University football program traces its origin back to November 28, 1891 when its first team fell to Washington & Jefferson 72–0 on a converted cow pasture. Despite its humble beginning, West Virginia enjoyed a 25–23–3 overall record prior to 1900, which proved to be a fruitful century of Mountaineer football. The early 1900s brought about early successe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
