1921 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1921 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4–1
Head coach	Clarence Spears (1st season)
Captain	Robert H. C. Kay

1921 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tennessee Docs			–					8	–	0	–	0
Southwest Texas State			–					7	–	0	–	0
Talladega			–					4	–	0	–	1
Navy			–					6	–	1	–	0
Sam Houston Normal			–					3	–	1	–	2
Erskine			–					6	–	2	–	0
Marshall			–					5	–	2	–	1
Delaware			–					5	–	4	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	4	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					3	–	2	–	1
East Tennessee State Normal			–					4	–	3	–	0
Birmingham–Southern			–					4	–	4	–	1
Louisville			–					2	–	2	–	1
Marion			–					4	–	4	–	0
Spring Hill			–					4	–	4	–	0
West Tennessee State Normal			–					4	–	5	–	1
Mississippi Normal			–					3	–	4	–	0
Loyola (LA)			–					2	–	4	–	0
Western Kentucky State Normal			–					2	–	4	–	1
Abilene Christian			–					2	–	5	–	0
Bryson College			–					2	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest			–					2	–	8	–	0
Texas Mines			–					1	–	4	–	0
Presbyterian			–					1	–	7	–	0

The 1921 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In its first season under head coach Clarence Spears, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 158 to 82.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 24	vs. West Virginia Wesleyan	South Side Park Fairmont, WV	W 34–3
October 1	Cincinnati	Morgantown, WV	W 50–0
October 8	at Pittsburgh	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 13–21
October 15	Ohio	Morgantown, WV	W 7–0
October 22	Bucknell	Morgantown, WV	T 0–0
October 29	at Lehigh	Bethlehem, PA	L 12–21
November 5	vs. Washington and Lee	Charleston, WV	W 28–7
November 12	at Virginia	Charlottesville, VA	W 7–0
November 19	at Rutgers	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	L 7–17
November 24	Washington & Jefferson	Morgantown, WV	L 0–13