1924 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainFred Graham
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
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1925 →
1924 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Quantico Marines   –   7 – 0 – 1
Tennessee Docs   –   9 – 1 – 0
Centenary   –   8 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 1 – 0
West Virginia Wesleyan   –   9 – 2 – 0
Davidson   –   7 – 2 – 1
Wake Forest   –   7 – 2 – 0
George Washington   –   6 – 3 – 1
William & Mary   –   5 – 2 – 1
Delaware   –   4 – 3 – 1
Texas Mines   –   3 – 2 – 1
Mississippi State Teachers   –   3 – 3 – 2
Birmingham–Southern   –   4 – 4 – 1
Spring Hill   –   4 – 4 – 1
Georgetown   –   4 – 4 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 4 – 0
Duke   –   4 – 5 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   4 – 5 – 0
East Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 4 – 1
Loyola (LA)   –   3 – 4 – 2
Louisville   –   3 – 5 – 1
Southwestern   –   3 – 6 – 0
Union (TN)   –   3 – 6 – 0
Richmond   –   2 – 6 – 1
Navy   –   2 – 6 – 0
Catholic University   –   1 – 5 – 2
Georgia Normal   –   1 – 3 – 0
West Tennessee State Normal   –   1 – 7 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   1 – 7 – 0
Delaware State   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1924 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1924 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Clarence Spears, the Mountaineers compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 282 to 47.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Guard Walter Mahan and end Fred Graham were selected as first-team All-Americans.[3] Fred Graham was also the team captain.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27West Virginia Wesleyan
W 21–6
October 4Allegheny
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 35–6
October 11at Pittsburgh
L 7–14
October 18Geneva
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 55–0[5]
October 25vs. Centre
W 13–6< 1,000
November 1Bethany (WV)
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 71–6
November 8Colgate
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 34–2
November 15vs. Washington and Lee
W 6–0
November 27Washington & Jefferson
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 40–7

References

  1. ^ "1924 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. p. 176.
  3. ^ 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 150.
  4. ^ 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
  5. ^ "Mountaineers Wallop Geneva Eleven by 55-0 Score". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 19, 1924. p. 27. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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