1922 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1922 West Virginia Mountaineers football
San Diego East-West Christmas Classic champion
ConferenceIndependent
1922 record10–0–1
Head coach
CaptainRussell Meredith
Seasons
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia   –   10 – 0 – 1
Tennessee Docs   –   7 – 0 – 1
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   9 – 1 – 0
Trinity   –   7 – 2 – 1
VMI   –   7 – 2 – 0
Presbyterian   –   6 – 2 – 1
Richmond   –   6 – 2 – 1
West Tennessee State Normal   –   5 – 2 – 3
Navy   –   5 – 2 – 0
Delaware   –   6 – 3 – 0
William & Mary   –   6 – 3 – 0
Georgetown   –   6 – 3 – 1
Marion   –   5 – 4 – 1
East Tennessee   –   5 – 4 – 0
Marshall   –   5 – 4 – 0
Texas Mines   –   5 – 4 – 0
Loyola (LA)   –   4 – 3 – 1
Spring Hill   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest   –   3 – 5 – 2
Davidson   –   2 – 6 – 2
Catholic University   –   2 – 6 – 0
George Washington   –   2 – 6 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   2 – 6 – 0
Mississippi Normal   –   2 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   2 – 7 – 0
Birmingham–Southern   –   1 – 6 – 1
Erskine   –   0 – 8 – 0

The 1922 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1922 college football season. In its second season under head coach Clarence Spears, the team compiled a 10–0–1 record, shut out seven of its eleven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 267 to 34.[1][2] The team also played in the school's first bowl game, defeating Gonzaga, 21–13, in the San Diego East-West Christmas Classic.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30vs. West Virginia Wesleyan
W 20–38,000
October 7Marietta
W 55–0
October 14at Pittsburgh
W 9–620,000
October 21vs. Washington and Lee
T 12–127,500
October 28Rutgers
  • WVU Athletic Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 28–06,000
November 4at Cincinnati
W 34–02,500
November 11at Indiana
W 33–012,000
November 18Virginia
  • WVU Athletic Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 13–06,000[3]
November 25Ohio
  • WVU Athletic Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 28–0300
November 30Washington & Jeffersondagger
  • WVU Athletic Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 14–013,500[4]
December 25vs. Gonzaga
W 21–1315,000[5]
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "2014 West Virginia Football Record Book" (PDF). West Virginia University. 2014. p. 176.
  2. ^ "1922 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "Mountaineers Blank Virginia Eleven, 13-0". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. November 19, 1922. p. III-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mountaineers Are Winners Over Wash-Jeff, 14 to 0". The Pittsburgh Post. December 1, 1922. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Walter Eckersall (December 26, 1922). "Mountaineers Beat Gonzaga In East-West Battle, 21-13". The Pittsburgh Post. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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