1922 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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.

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 ← 1921 1923 →

1922 Southern college football independents records

v t e	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 (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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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

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.