1923 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1923 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1923 college football season. In its third season under head coach Clarence Spears, the team compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 297 to 41.^[1][2]

1923 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–1–1
Head coach	Clarence Spears (3rd season)
Captain	Fred "Jack" Simons
Seasons ← 1922 1924 →

1923 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Davis & Elkins			–					8	–	0	–	0
King			–					8	–	0	–	1
VMI			–					9	–	1	–	0
Tennessee Docs			–					6	–	0	–	2
West Virginia			–					7	–	1	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					4	–	1	–	0
Loyola (LA)			–					5	–	1	–	1
Quantico Marines			–					7	–	2	–	1
Navy			–					5	–	1	–	3
Stetson			–					5	–	2	–	0
Wake Forest			–					6	–	3	–	0
West Tennessee State Normal			–					6	–	3	–	0
William & Mary			–					6	–	3	–	0
Louisville			–					5	–	3	–	0
Delaware			–					5	–	3	–	1
Trinity (NC)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Western Kentucky State Normal			–					5	–	4	–	0
Union (TN)			–					4	–	4	–	1
Catholic University			–					4	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Normal			–					3	–	3	–	0
Texas Mines			–					3	–	4	–	0
Richmond			–					3	–	5	–	0
Georgetown			–					3	–	6	–	0
East Tennessee State Normal			–					3	–	6	–	0
Davidson			–					3	–	7	–	0
George Washington			–					2	–	8	–	0
Birmingham–Southern			–					1	–	5	–	2
Marshall			–					1	–	7	–	0
Spring Hill			–					1	–	7	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	vs. West Virginia Wesleyan	Fairmont, WV	W 21–7		[3]
October 6	Allegheny	Athletic Field Morgantown, WV	W 28–0		[4]
October 13	at Pittsburgh	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	W 13–7	30,000	[5]
October 20	Marshall	Athletic Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	W 81–0		[6]
October 27	vs. Penn State	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (rivalry)	T 13–13	50,000	[7]
November 6	vs. Rutgers	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 27–7		[8]
November 10	vs. Washington and Lee	Laidley Field Charleston, WV	W 63–0		[9]
November 17	Saint Louis	Athletic Field Morgantown, WV	W 48–0	5,000	[10]
November 29	Washington & Jefferson	Athletic Field Morgantown, WV	L 2–7		[11]