1922 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1922 West Virginia Mountaineers football
San Diego East-West Christmas Classic Champions
San Diego East-West Christmas Classic, W 21–13 vs. Gonzaga
Conference	Independent
1922 record	10–0–1
Head coach	Clarence Spears

The 1922 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented the West Virginia Mountaineers during the 1922 college football season, and completed the regular season with a 9–0–1 record. They earned the school's first bowl bid, journeying to the East-West Bowl where they defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs 21–13. This gave the Mountaineers their first 10 win season.

1922 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 30	vs. West Virginia Wesleyan*	South Side Park • Fairmont, WV	W 20–3
October 7	Marietta*	WVU Athletic Field • Morgantown, WV	W 55–0
October 14	at Pittsburgh*	Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	W 9–6	20,000
October 21	vs. Washington & Lee*	Laidley Field • Charleston, WV	T 12–12	7,500
October 28	Rutgers*	WVU Athletic Field • Morgantown, WV	W 28–0	6,000
November 4	at Cincinnati*	Varsity Field • Cincinnati, OH	W 34–0
November 11	at Indiana*	Jordan Field • Bloomington, IN	W 33–0
November 18	Virginia*	WVU Athletic Field • Morgantown, WV	W 13–0
November 25	Ohio*	WVU Athletic Field • Morgantown, WV	W 28–0
November 30	Washington & Jefferson*	WVU Athletic Field • Morgantown, WV	W 14–0
December 25	vs. Gonzaga*	San Diego, CA (East-West Classic)	W 21–13
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

West Virginia Mountaineers football

Venues	Mountaineer Field (1924–1979) Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Marshall Maryland Penn State Pittsburgh Syracuse Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	The Mountaineer Marching band "Take Me Home, Country Roads"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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