1921 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1921 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In its first season under head coach Clarence Spears, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 158 to 82.^[1][2]

1921 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4–1
Head coach	Clarence Spears (1st season)
Captain	Robert H. C. Kay
Seasons ← 1920 1922 →

1921 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tennessee Docs			–					8	–	0	–	0
Southwest Texas State			–					7	–	0	–	0
Talladega			–					4	–	0	–	1
Navy			–					6	–	1	–	0
Sam Houston Normal			–					3	–	1	–	2
Erskine			–					6	–	2	–	0
Marshall			–					5	–	2	–	1
Delaware			–					5	–	4	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	4	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					3	–	2	–	1
East Tennessee State Normal			–					4	–	3	–	0
Birmingham–Southern			–					4	–	4	–	1
Louisville			–					2	–	2	–	1
Marion			–					4	–	4	–	0
Spring Hill			–					4	–	4	–	0
West Tennessee State Normal			–					4	–	5	–	1
Mississippi Normal			–					3	–	4	–	0
Western Kentucky State Normal			–					2	–	4	–	1
Loyola (LA)			–					2	–	4	–	0
Roanoke			–					3	–	7	–	0
Abilene Christian			–					2	–	5	–	0
Bryson College			–					2	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest			–					2	–	8	–	0
Texas Mines			–					1	–	4	–	0
Presbyterian			–					1	–	7	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	vs. West Virginia Wesleyan	South Side Park Fairmont, WV	W 34–3		[3]
October 1	Cincinnati	Athletic Field Morgantown, WV	W 50–0		[4]
October 8	at Pittsburgh	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 13–21	18,000	[5][6]
October 15	Ohio	Athletic Field Morgantown, WV	W 7–0		[7]
October 22	Bucknell	Athletic Field Morgantown, WV	T 0–0		[8]
October 29	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 14–21		[9]
November 5	vs. Washington and Lee	Laidley Field Charleston, WV	W 28–7		[10]
November 12	at Virginia	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	W 7–0		[11]
November 19	at Rutgers	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	L 7–17		[12]
November 24	Washington & Jefferson	Athletic Field Morgantown, WV	L 0–13		[13]
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