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Group portrait of West Virginia University Freshman Football Team. 'Standing: Sally Rowan and Pat Orr. Resting: Ed Anderson and Fred Mitchell. Backfield of Freshmen Team, 1895.'

1. WVU Freshman Football Team Backfield

IDNO:
018100
Title:
WVU Freshman Football Team Backfield
Date:
1895
Description:
Group portrait of West Virginia University Freshman Football Team. 'Standing: Sally Rowan and Pat Orr. Resting: Ed Anderson and Fred Mitchell. Backfield of Freshmen Team, 1895.'

2. WVU Football Team

IDNO:
029698
Title:
WVU Football Team
Date:
1896
West Virginia University Football players on the field.

3. WVU Football Action

IDNO:
018173
Title:
WVU Football Action
Date:
1906
Description:
West Virginia University Football players on the field.

4. WVU Football Action - Kickoff of Game versus Bethany

IDNO:
018188
Title:
WVU Football Action - Kickoff of Game versus Bethany
Date:
1910-1911
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Curry" is pictured in his practice gear.

5. WVU Football Player Curry, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051774
Title:
WVU Football Player Curry, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Curry" is pictured in his practice gear.
A West Virginia University player identified as "Harris" poses in his football gear.

6. WVU Football Player Harris, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051773
Title:
WVU Football Player Harris, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
A West Virginia University player identified as "Harris" poses in his football gear.
Hite ('18) was a halfback for West Virginia University's Mountaineer football team. During the 1917 season, Hite enlisted in the First Officers Training Camp after the United States declared war and was commissioned as a lieutenant. In his absence, the team elected Russell Bailey as the captain of the team. Russell came to WVU from Huntington High and was well-known as an excellent athlete.

7. WVU Football Captain Clay B. Hite, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051775
Title:
WVU Football Captain Clay B. Hite, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Hite ('18) was a halfback for West Virginia University's Mountaineer football team. During the 1917 season, Hite enlisted in the First Officers Training Camp after the United States declared war and was commissioned as a lieutenant. In his absence, the team elected Russell Bailey as the captain of the team. Russell came to WVU from Huntington High and was well-known as an excellent athlete.
Paul "Monk" Hager ('19) was a player for the West Virginia University Mountaineers and was described as "one of West Virginia's most valuable men."

8. WVU Football Player Paul E. Hager, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051776
Title:
WVU Football Player Paul E. Hager, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Paul "Monk" Hager ('19) was a player for the West Virginia University Mountaineers and was described as "one of West Virginia's most valuable men."
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Latterner" is pictured in his practice gear.

9. WVU Football Player Latterner, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051777
Title:
WVU Football Player Latterner, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Latterner" is pictured in his practice gear.
Russell "Rus" Bailey ('19) was elected captain of the West Virginia University Mountaineers after the original captain, Clay Hite, enlisted in the army. Bailey led his team to a winning season in 1917, with a season record of 6-3.

10. WVU Football Captain Russell Bailey, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051778
Title:
WVU Football Captain Russell Bailey, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Russell "Rus" Bailey ('19) was elected captain of the West Virginia University Mountaineers after the original captain, Clay Hite, enlisted in the army. Bailey led his team to a winning season in 1917, with a season record of 6-3.
Lewis ('20) was a quarterback for the West Virginia University Mountaineers. He came to WVU from Charleston High School.

11. WVU Football Player Charles L. Lewis, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051779
Title:
WVU Football Player Charles L. Lewis, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Lewis ('20) was a quarterback for the West Virginia University Mountaineers. He came to WVU from Charleston High School.
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Rhodes" is pictured in his practice gear.

12. WVU Football Player Rhodes, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051780
Title:
WVU Football Player Rhodes, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Rhodes" is pictured in his practice gear.
Fred "Ike" Mills ('20) played an end position for West Virginia University's football team. He came to WVU from Keyser Prep, where he had won himself a name as a backfield man. Shortly after the 1917 season, Mills enlisted in the military.

13. WVU Football Player Fred Mills, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051781
Title:
WVU Football Player Fred Mills, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Fred "Ike" Mills ('20) played an end position for West Virginia University's football team. He came to WVU from Keyser Prep, where he had won himself a name as a backfield man. Shortly after the 1917 season, Mills enlisted in the military.
Joe Harrick ('21) played as a tackle for the West Virginia University Mountaineers and was described as one of the "greatest linesmen that ever wore the Old Gold and Blue" in the 1919 Monticola yearbook.

14. WVU Football Player Joseph V. Harrick, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051786
Title:
WVU Football Player Joseph V. Harrick, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Joe Harrick ('21) played as a tackle for the West Virginia University Mountaineers and was described as one of the "greatest linesmen that ever wore the Old Gold and Blue" in the 1919 Monticola yearbook.
Russel "Rus" Meredith ('21) played as a guard for West Virginia University. He came to WVU from Fairmont High School where he had had a successful career in football.

15. WVU Footbal Player Russel D. Meredith, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051790
Title:
WVU Footbal Player Russel D. Meredith, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Russel "Rus" Meredith ('21) played as a guard for West Virginia University. He came to WVU from Fairmont High School where he had had a successful career in football.
West Virginia University's Fred "Ike" Mills ('20) was a versatile football player, playing tackle and end positions. He came to WVU from Keyser Prep where he had made a name for himself as a backfield man. Shortly after the 1917 season, he joined the United State military.

16. Football Player Fred Mills, Morgantown, W. VA.

IDNO:
051794
Title:
Football Player Fred Mills, Morgantown, W. VA.
Date:
1917
Description:
West Virginia University's Fred "Ike" Mills ('20) was a versatile football player, playing tackle and end positions. He came to WVU from Keyser Prep where he had made a name for himself as a backfield man. Shortly after the 1917 season, he joined the United State military.
Halfback Andrew "Rip" King ('19) scores a touchdown against the Carlisle Indians. WVU won this game in a landslide 21-0.

17. Andrew King Making Touchdown during Football Game Against Carlisle Indians, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051801
Title:
Andrew King Making Touchdown during Football Game Against Carlisle Indians, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Halfback Andrew "Rip" King ('19) scores a touchdown against the Carlisle Indians. WVU won this game in a landslide 21-0.
Montford M. "Tubby" McIntyre coached the West Virginia University Mountaineer football team from 1916-1920.

18. WVU Football Coach Mont McIntyre, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051802
Title:
WVU Football Coach Mont McIntyre, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Montford M. "Tubby" McIntyre coached the West Virginia University Mountaineer football team from 1916-1920.
The West Virginia University Mountaineers face off the Carlisle Indians on their home turf. WVU won the game in a landslide victory, 21-0.

19. WVU v. Carlisle Football Game, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051804
Title:
WVU v. Carlisle Football Game, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
The West Virginia University Mountaineers face off the Carlisle Indians on their home turf. WVU won the game in a landslide victory, 21-0.
Glenn prepares to catch a football during football practice.

20. Marshall Glenn Reaches for Football on WVU Practice Field, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
052412
Title:
Marshall Glenn Reaches for Football on WVU Practice Field, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1929
Description:
Glenn prepares to catch a football during football practice.
Team portrait of the St. Francis Trojans. St. Francis is a private Catholic school in Morgantown. Players unidentified.

21. St. Francis Football Team, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
052428
Title:
St. Francis Football Team, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1941
Description:
Team portrait of the St. Francis Trojans. St. Francis is a private Catholic school in Morgantown. Players unidentified.
Enthusiastic crowd cheers on the Mountaineers before a West Virginia University Football Game.

22. WVU Football Action - Team Enters the Stadium through the Legs of the Mountaineer Balloon

IDNO:
018219
Title:
WVU Football Action - Team Enters the Stadium through the Legs of the Mountaineer Balloon
Date:
1955
Description:
Enthusiastic crowd cheers on the Mountaineers before a West Virginia University Football Game.
Sign painted on the south end of the stadium at bridge that indicates West Virginia University Football Home Games.

23. WVU Football - Sign Listing Home Games

IDNO:
018145
Title:
WVU Football - Sign Listing Home Games
Date:
1960-1969
Description:
Sign painted on the south end of the stadium at bridge that indicates West Virginia University Football Home Games.

24. WVU Football Action

IDNO:
018142
Title:
WVU Football Action
Date:
1960-1969