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]
Homecoming

References

1. "2014 West Virginia Football Record Book" (PDF). West Virginia University. 2014. p. 176.
2. "1921 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
3. "Mountaineer eleven wins opening game". The Pittsburgh Press. September 25, 1921. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Swamped by mountain crew; Cincinnati loses loose game to West Virginia". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 2, 1921. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Keck, Harry (October 9, 1921). "Fourth Quarter Decides Victor in Brilliant Battle". The Gazette Times. p. III-2 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Pitt U. captures spectacular game". The Morning Call. October 9, 1921. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Ohio U. defeated by Mountaineers". The Washington Post. October 16, 1921. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Mountaineers and Bucknell in No Score Game". The Pittsburgh Press. October 23, 1921. p. Sporting 3 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Larkin's long sprint wins for Lehigh, 21–14". New York Tribune. October 30, 1921. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "West Virginia beats Washington and Lee, 28 to 7". The Charleston Daily Mail. November 6, 1921. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "West Virginia defeats Virginia by one score". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 13, 1921. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Rutgers win, 17 to 7, over Mountaineers". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. November 20, 1921. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "W.&J. victor over West Va". The Birmingham News. November 25, 1921. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.