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
Stetson			–					4	–	2	–	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