1912 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1912 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	William P. Edmunds (1st season)
Captain	Carl G. Bachman

1912 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					1	–	0	–	0
Texas			–					7	–	1	–	0
VMI			–					7	–	1	–	0
Maryland			–					6	–	1	–	1
Oklahoma A&M			–					6	–	2	–	0
Livingstone			–					3	–	1	–	1
Louisville			–					3	–	1	–	0
Mississippi Normal			–					2	–	1	–	0
South Carolina			–					5	–	2	–	1
Navy			–					6	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	3	–	0
Spring Hill			–					4	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma			–					5	–	4	–	0
Rice			–					3	–	2	–	0
Chattanooga			–					4	–	4	–	0
Southwest Texas State			–					3	–	3	–	2
Davidson			–					3	–	4	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					3	–	4	–	0
Tennessee Docs			–					3	–	4	–	0
Arkansas			–					4	–	6	–	0
Baylor			–					3	–	5	–	0
Catholic University			–					3	–	5	–	0
Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	2	–	1
West Tennessee State Normal			–					1	–	2	–	1
Wake Forest			–					2	–	6	–	0
Kendall			–					1	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					1	–	6	–	1
Biddle			–					0	–	1	–	0

The 1912 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1912 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach William P. Edmunds, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 131 to 106. Carl G. Bachman was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 5	West Virginia Wesleyan	Morgantown, WV	L 14–19
October 12	Westminster (PA)	Morgantown, WV	W 7–0
October 19	Geneva	Morgantown, WV	W 20–13
October 26	Ohio	Morgantown, WV	W 6–0
November 2	Allegheny	Morgantown, WV	W 8–7
November 9	at Marietta	Marietta, OH	W 22–6
November 16	at VPI	Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	L 0–41
November 23	Waynesburg	Morgantown, WV	W 48–3
November 28	vs. Denison	Fairmont, WV	L 6–17