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1924 West Virginia Mountaineers Football Team ...
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. 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. Fred Graham was also the team captain.2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169. Schedule References {{West Virginia Mountaineers football navbox West Virginia West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons West Virginia Mountaineers football The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University (also referred to as "WVU" or "West Virginia") in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football. West Virginia plays its home games at Milan Puskar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Spears
Clarence Wiley "Doc" Spears (July 24, 1894 – February 1, 1964) was an American football player, coach, and doctor. He was an All-American guard at Dartmouth College (1914–1915) and served as the head football coach at Dartmouth (1917–1920), West Virginia University (1921–1924), the University of Minnesota (1925–1929), the University of OregonMcCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. . (1930–1931), the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1932–1935), the University of Toledo (1936–1942), and University of Maryland, College Park (1943–1944), compiling a career college football record of 148–83–14. Spears was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1955. Early life and playing career Spears was born in DeWitt, Arkansas and attended high school in Kewanee, Illinois. He began his college career at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, where he competed in football and track a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |