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1921 West Virginia

5–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Clarence Spears.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1921, game by game: won vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 34–3; won vs. Cincinnati 50–0; lost at Pittsburgh 13–21; won vs. Ohio 7–0; tied vs. Bucknell 0–0; lost at Lehigh 12–21; won vs. Washington and Lee 28–7; won at Virginia 7–0; lost at Rutgers 7–17; lost vs. Washington & Jefferson 0–13+50−13Won 34–3 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan+31West Virginia W…Won 50–0 vs. Cincinnati+50CincinnatiLost 13–21 at Pittsburgh-8PittsburghWon 7–0 vs. Ohio+7OhioTied 0–0 vs. Bucknell0BucknellLost 12–21 at Lehigh-9LehighWon 28–7 vs. Washington and Lee+21Washington and …Won 7–0 at Virginia+7VirginiaLost 7–17 at Rutgers-10RutgersLost 0–13 vs. Washington & Jefferson-13Washington & Je…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsWest Virginia WesleyanW 34–⁠386%
Oct 1vsCincinnatiW 50–⁠094%
Oct 8atPittsburghL 13–⁠2133%
Oct 15vsOhioW 7–⁠095%
Oct 22vsBucknellT 0–⁠074%
Oct 29atLehighL 12–⁠2169%
Nov 5vsWashington and LeeW 28–⁠747%
Nov 12atVirginiaW 7–⁠040%
Nov 19atRutgersL 7–⁠1766%
Nov 24vsWashington & JeffersonL 0–⁠1339%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington & Jefferson 13–⁠0.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
158–⁠82
Coach
Clarence Spears
Elo
1484 −33 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
6.0 No. 34 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Robert H.C. Kay