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1924 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1924 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainFred Graham
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1923
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] Graham was also the team captain.[4][5]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27West Virginia WesleyanW 21–614,000[6]
October 4Allegheny
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 35–6[7]
October 11at PittsburghL 7–1425,000[8][9]
October 18Geneva
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 55–0[10]
October 25vs. CentreW 13–65,000[11]
November 1Bethany (WV)
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 71–6[12]
November 8Colgate
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 34–2[13]
November 15vs. Washington and LeeW 6–0[14]
November 27Washington & Jefferson
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 40–7[15]

References

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  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. ^ "Graham Will Lead West Virginia Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. December 23, 1923. p. 23. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
  6. ^ "Spear's men open stadium with victory". The Pittsburgh Press. September 28, 1924. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "W.V. beats Allegheny". The Morning Call. October 5, 1924. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Hannum, Max E. (October 12, 1924). "Big Surprise By Panthers". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Pittsburgh surprises W. Virginia gridders". The Baltimore Sun. October 12, 1924. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mountaineers wallop Geneva eleven by 55–0 score". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. October 19, 1924. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Farley leads West Virginia to 13 to 6 win over Centre". The Brooklyn Daily Times. October 26, 1924. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Mountaineer gridders run wild against Bethany Bisons, 71 to 6". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. November 2, 1924. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Colgate's defense crumbles before West Virginians". Buffalo Courier. November 9, 1924. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Spearsmen given scare by Wash.-Lee". The Pittsburgh Press. November 16, 1924. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "West Virginia is much too strong for Presidents". The Springfield Daily Republican. November 28, 1924. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.