The 1947 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an

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team that represented

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as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 252 to 84. West Virginia was ranked at No. 42 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final

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for 1947. The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in

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. Eugene Corum was the team captain.2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.

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