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1921 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1921 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Head coach
CaptainRobert H. C. Kay
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Southern college football independents records
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

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24vs. West Virginia Wesleyan
W 34–3[3]
October 1Cincinnati
W 50–0[4]
October 8at Pittsburgh
L 13–2118,000[5][6]
October 15Ohio
  • Athletic Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 7–0[7]
October 22Bucknell
  • Athletic Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 0–0[8]
October 29at Lehigh
L 14–21[9]
November 5vs. Washington and Lee
W 28–7[10]
November 12at Virginia
W 7–0[11]
November 19at Rutgers
L 7–17[12]
November 24Washington & Jeffersondagger
  • Athletic Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 0–13[13]
  • daggerHomecoming

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.


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