1922 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

1922 West Virginia Mountaineers football

San Diego East-West Christmas Classic champion

San Diego East-West Christmas Classic, W 21–13 vs. Gonzaga

Conference| Independent
Record| 10–0–1
Head coach|

* Clarence Spears (2nd season)

Captain| Russ Meredith

Seasons

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1923 ->

1922 Southern college football independents records

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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 (NC) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
VMI |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
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
Roanoke |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Texas Mines |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Loyola (LA) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Spring Hill |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Sam Houston Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 30| vs. West Virginia Wesleyan|

* South Side Park
* Fairmont, WV

| W 20–3| 8,000| [3]
October 7| Marietta|

* WVU Athletic Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 55–0| | [4]
October 14| at Pittsburgh|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)

| W 9–6| 15,000| [5]
October 21| vs. Washington and Lee|

* Laidley Field
* Charleston, WV

| T 12–12| 7,500| [6]
October 28| Rutgers|

* WVU Athletic Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 28–0| 6,000| [7]
November 4| at Cincinnati|

* Carson Field
* Cincinnati, OH

| W 34–0| 2,500| [8]
November 11| at Indiana|

* Jordan Field
* Bloomington, IN

| W 33–0| 8,000| [9]
November 18| Virginia|

* WVU Athletic Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 13–0| 6,000| [10]
November 25| Ohio|

* WVU Athletic Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 28–0| 300| [11]
November 30| Washington & Jefferson|

* WVU Athletic Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 14–0| 13,000| [12]
December 25| vs. Gonzaga|

* Balboa Stadium
* San Diego, CA (San Diego East-West Christmas Classic)

| W 21–13| 15,000| [13][14][15][16]

* Homecoming

## References

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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 triumph over Wesleyan lads". The Pittsburgh Press. October 1, 1922. Retrieved July 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Marietta east for West Virginia". Cleveland Plain Dealer. October 8, 1922. Retrieved July 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Hannum, Max E. (October 15, 1922). "Panther Eleven Beaten". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Mountaineers held to 12–12 deadlock by Washington–Lee". The Pittsburgh Post. October 22, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "West Virginia in clever comeback". New York Herald. October 29, 1922. Retrieved July 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Easy for West Virginia". The New York Times. November 5, 1922. Retrieved July 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Crimson baffled by West Virginia". The Indianapolis Star. November 12, 1922. Retrieved July 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Mountaineers Blank Virginia Eleven, 13-0". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. November 19, 1922. p. III-4 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Mountaineer crew trims Ohio 28 to 0". The Pittsburgh Post. November 26, 1922. Retrieved July 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Mountaineers Are Winners Over Wash-Jeff, 14 to 0". The Pittsburgh Post. December 1, 1922. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ Varnell, George (December 23, 1922). "Bulldogs have chance to put Gonzaga on the football map Christmas Day". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 12.
14. ^ "Bulldogs stir throng in brilliant finish". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 26, 1922. p. 18.
15. ^ "East subdues West on grid". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). December 26, 1922. p. 11.
16. ^ 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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West Virginia Mountaineers football

Venues|

* Mountaineer Field (1924–1979)
* Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Cincinnati
* Marshall: Friends of Coal Bowl
* Maryland
* Old Ironsides
* Penn State
* Pittsburgh: Backyard Brawl
* Syracuse
* Virginia Tech

Culture & lore|

* The Mountaineer
* Marching band
* "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
* 2007 Backyard Brawl

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