1915 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1915 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1915 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Sol Metzger, the team compiled a 5–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 208 to 19.

1915 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–1–1
Head coach	Sol Metzger (2nd season)
Captain	Carl P. Leatherwood

1915 Southern college football independents records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgia Tech			–					7	–	0	–	1
Ouachita Baptist			–					7	–	1	–	0
Dallas			–					6	–	1	–	0
Spring Hill			–					6	–	1	–	0
North Texas State Normal			–					5	–	1	–	1
Sam Houston Normal			–					5	–	1	–	1
West Virginia			–					5	–	1	–	1
Jonesboro Aggies			–					4	–	1	–	1
Johns Hopkins			–					6	–	2	–	0
VMI			–					6	–	2	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					5	–	2	–	1
Delaware			–					6	–	3	–	0
Maryland			–					6	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Normal College			–					4	–	2	–	0
Southwest Texas State			–					5	–	3	–	2
Davidson			–					4	–	3	–	1
Mississippi Normal			–					4	–	3	–	0
West Tennessee State Normal			–					4	–	3	–	0
Guilford			–					1	–	1	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					3	–	3	–	1
Birmingham			–					2	–	2	–	1
Presbyterian			–					4	–	4	–	0
Henderson-Brown			–					3	–	4	–	1
TCU			–					4	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Presbyterian			–					3	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest			–					3	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	5	–	1
Western Kentucky State Normal			–					1	–	4	–	2
Louisville			–					1	–	5	–	1
Marshall			–					1	–	7	–	0
Cumberland (TN)			–					0	–	6	–	1

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 25	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–7
October 2	Washington & Jefferson	Athletic Field Morgantown, WV	T 6–6
October 16	Geneva	Athletic Field Morgantown, WV	W 32–0
November 6	at Marshall	League Park Huntington, WV (rivalry)	W 92–6
November 13	VPI	Athletic Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	W 19–0
November 19	vs. Marietta	Parkersburg, WV	W 28–0
November 25	vs. West Virginia Wesleyan	South Side Park Fairmont, WV	W 30–0

Roster

1915 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 1 Carl P. Leatherwood End 6 Samuel Harrison End 2 Fred Chenoweth End 3 Howard Henrie QB 11 James Stuart Race HB 7 Mike Leatherwood HB 8 Edward Larkin HB 4 Dorsey Brannan HB 5 Harry Curry HB 9 Glenn Allen FB 16 Melville Stewart	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 6 Samuel Harrison DE 2 Fred Chenoweth DE 3 Howard Henrie DT 1 Carl P. Leatherwood LB 11 James Stuart Race LB 16 Melville Stewart DB 7 Mike Leatherwood DB 8 Edward Larkin DB 4 Dorsey Brannan DB 5 Harry Curry S 9 Glenn Allen	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 11 James Stuart Race P 2 Fred Chenoweth P 3 Howard Henrie PR 11 James Stuart Race KR 7 Mike Leatherwood	Head coach Sol Metzger Coordinators/assistant coaches Elza "Elgie" Tobin (Assistant Coach) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt