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"First Football Team, WVU; lost to W & J at Morgantown 1891-92, the first and only intercollegiate game in 1891-92. S. steps of "Prep." Bldg. Top row L. to R.; 1 Wm. C. Meyer, Mgr., 2 A. Brown Smith, 3 Wm. G. Swaney, 4 Gory Hogg, 5 Alpheus Edw. Boyd, 6 Sam'l R. Jenkins. Second row, 1 Geo. Henry A Kunst, 2 Andrew Price, 3 J.W. Hughes, 4 R.F. Bivens, 5 John Thomas Holbert, B.S.C.E. '92. On the ground, 1 N.B. Blake, 2 Geo. M. Ford, A.B. 1892"

1. First Football Team WVU, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
049789
Title:
First Football Team WVU, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1891-1892
Description:
"First Football Team, WVU; lost to W & J at Morgantown 1891-92, the first and only intercollegiate game in 1891-92. S. steps of "Prep." Bldg. Top row L. to R.; 1 Wm. C. Meyer, Mgr., 2 A. Brown Smith, 3 Wm. G. Swaney, 4 Gory Hogg, 5 Alpheus Edw. Boyd, 6 Sam'l R. Jenkins. Second row, 1 Geo. Henry A Kunst, 2 Andrew Price, 3 J.W. Hughes, 4 R.F. Bivens, 5 John Thomas Holbert, B.S.C.E. '92. On the ground, 1 N.B. Blake, 2 Geo. M. Ford, A.B. 1892"
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 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.'

3. WVU Football Team

IDNO:
029698
Title:
WVU Football Team
Date:
1896
The W.V.U. football team plays against Geneva at a game in Morgantown, W. Va. in October of 1896

4. West Virginia University Football game, Geneva vs. WVU in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
049777
Title:
West Virginia University Football game, Geneva vs. WVU in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1896/10
Description:
The W.V.U. football team plays against Geneva at a game in Morgantown, W. Va. in October of 1896
West Virginia University Football players on the field.

5. WVU Football Action

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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."

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.