Why I say 1922 WVU football team was national champs

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers]

There were only TWO bowl games in 1922, with WVU beating Gonzaga, 21-13, in the San Diego East-West Christmas Classic and Southern Cal beating Penn State, 14-3, in the first Rose Bowl game in the newly constructed Rose Bowl.

Coach Clarence “Doc” Spears guided the ONLY undefeated team in WVU history (10-0-1) to this day.

No national champion was selected in those years. “Experts” retroactively chose 1922 “national champs” in later years. I chose WVU as national champs because they had as valid a claim to it as any team.


Coach Clarence “Doc” Spears’ team SHUT OUT 7 of its 11 opponents. Even if you’re playing Little Sisters of the Poor that’s pretty impressive.

WVU outscored its opponents, 267 to 34! So the Mountaineers get no credit for being impressive on offense and defense even though they played only TWO teams with losing records? If you remove the 10 losses to WVU the Mountaineers’ opponents had a 47-26-4 record! That’s a 64.4% winning percentage!

Pitt, for example, under legendary Coach Pop Warner, who had a national youth football program named after him, was 8-2, held FIVE opponents scoreless and outscored its opposition, 190-43, but lost 9-6 to WVU.

West Virginia Wesleyan was 8-2.

Gonzaga was 5-3 and outscored its opponents, 215-79.

Washington and Lee was 5-3-1 but beat North Carolina State, 14-0; tied WVU, 12-12; and beat Emory & Henry, 85-0, to open its season.

Ohio University was 5-3

Rutgers was 5-4, had its best season in 3 years.

Marshall was 5-4.

Virginia was 4-4-1.

Indiana was 1-4-2.

Cincinnati was 1-7-1.

The 1922 team beat strong competition, unlike the 1988 WVU team that played TWO teams with a winning record for an undefeated regular season before losing to Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl.

Stop dismissing the undefeated 1922 team as one that played nobodies. Tell that to Pop Warner, Wesleyan which lost only 1 other game that season, Washington & Lee, on-a-roll Rutgers!

 

[Euell]

There were only TWO bowl games in 1922, with WVU beating Gonzaga, 21-13, in the San Diego East-West Christmas Classic and Southern Cal beating Penn State, 14-3, in the first Rose Bowl game in the newly constructed Rose Bowl.

Coach Clarence “Doc” Spears guided the ONLY undefeated team in WVU history (10-0-1) to this day.

No national champion was selected in those years. “Experts” retroactively chose 1922 “national champs” in later years. I chose WVU as national champs because they had as valid a claim to it as any team.


Coach Clarence “Doc” Spears’ team SHUT OUT 7 of its 11 opponents. Even if you’re playing Little Sisters of the Poor that’s pretty impressive.

WVU outscored its opponents, 267 to 34! So the Mountaineers get no credit for being impressive on offense and defense even though they played only TWO teams with losing records? If you remove the 10 losses to WVU the Mountaineers’ opponents had a 47-26-4 record! That’s a 64.4% winning percentage!

Pitt, for example, under legendary Coach Pop Warner, who had a national youth football program named after him, was 8-2, held FIVE opponents scoreless and outscored its opposition, 190-43, but lost 9-6 to WVU.

West Virginia Wesleyan was 8-2.

Gonzaga was 5-3 and outscored its opponents, 215-79.

Washington and Lee was 5-3-1 but beat North Carolina State, 14-0; tied WVU, 12-12; and beat Emory & Henry, 85-0, to open its season.

Ohio University was 5-3

Rutgers was 5-4, had its best season in 3 years.

Marshall was 5-4.

Virginia was 4-4-1.

Indiana was 1-4-2.

Cincinnati was 1-7-1.

The 1922 team beat strong competition, unlike the 1988 WVU team that played TWO teams with a winning record for an undefeated regular season before losing to Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl.

Stop dismissing the undefeated 1922 team as one that played nobodies. Tell that to Pop Warner, Wesleyan which lost only 1 other game that season, Washington & Lee, on-a-roll Rutgers!

All of this useless diatribe coming from the guy who thinks we beat Virginia Tech in hoops this season.

 

[westsiderSJHS77]

Do I have to pull up the 5-6 teams that had better records than that WVU team again. Note: four of them were unbeaten AND un tied.

 

[Buckaineer]

Agree, WVU has as much of a claim to a national championship that year as anyone. Many other schools have posted such seasons as national championship seasons, why can't WVU?

 

[Euell]

Agree, WVU has as much of a claim to a national championship that year as anyone. Many other schools have posted such seasons as national championship seasons, why can't WVU?

UCF claims a national title for 2017-18. That doesn't make it so.

 

[Buckaineer]

UCF claims a national title for 2017-18. That doesn't make it so.

yet it is so.

 

[westsiderSJHS77]

yet it is so.

With all those tarps claiming national titles at Hind-end Field, what will Pitt do if they have to remove all those tarps on the empty upper decks?

 

[KingCoal]

Agree, WVU has as much of a claim to a national championship that year as anyone. Many other schools have posted such seasons as national championship seasons, why can't WVU?

Because it would make you look like an imbecile. Nobody, but the frustrated and delusional ex-sportswriter, claims this fantasy "title." Not even WVU makes this absurd claim.

 

[Buckaineer]

Because it would make you look like an imbecile. Nobody, but the frustrated and delusional ex-sportswriter, claims this fantasy "title." Not even WVU makes this absurd claim.

Well then there are dozens of schools that "look like an imbecile". Don't know why you are hell bent on trolling a poster who posts his opinions with factual information to support it. You have nothing to support your counter claim yet spew out your useless, vile hatemongering at every post.

Better idea, stop wasting everyone else's time with your enormous ego and let him post and let whomever chooses discuss it on this message board. I mean, that is what it's for in the first place. Surely you aren't so immature as to not be able to allow someone else to post without attacking them childishly right?

 

[Buckaineer]

With all those tarps claiming national titles at Hind-end Field, what will Pitt do if they have to remove all those tarps on the empty upper decks?

And yet, Pitt is credited with numerous national championships as are dozens of other schools--because they claimed them.

 

[KingCoal]

Well then there are dozens of schools that "look like an imbecile". Don't know why you are hell bent on trolling a poster who posts his opinions with factual information to support it. You have nothing to support your counter claim yet spew out your useless, vile hatemongering at every post.

Better idea, stop wasting everyone else's time with your enormous ego and let him post and let whomever chooses discuss it on this message board. I mean, that is what it's for in the first place. Surely you aren't so immature as to not be able to allow someone else to post without attacking them childishly right?

Yes, there are schools that look stupid, but WVU isn't one of them. Only two delusional, radical left-wing zealots are claiming a title on a message board. Go figure. The "facts" don't support a national title claim when other schools were undefeated and untied. You're delusional, as proven by your shameless support of left-wing radicals, so I would expect nothing, but a brain-dead post from you. Be sure to take a pic of the fake national championship banner that you hang at Mountaineer Field.

 

[westsiderSJHS77]

And yet, Pitt is credited with numerous national championships as are dozens of other schools--because they claimed them.

Well in a couple years when Lyons and Brown run off all the fans, we can claim a dozen national titles, order some tarps, cover the upper decks and make you and CFE happy!

 

[.Bodhi.]

It's fitting for cfe to insist on taking something he didn't earn.

 

[locustwv]

There were only TWO bowl games in 1922, with WVU beating Gonzaga, 21-13, in the San Diego East-West Christmas Classic and Southern Cal beating Penn State, 14-3, in the first Rose Bowl game in the newly constructed Rose Bowl.

Coach Clarence “Doc” Spears guided the ONLY undefeated team in WVU history (10-0-1) to this day.

No national champion was selected in those years. “Experts” retroactively chose 1922 “national champs” in later years. I chose WVU as national champs because they had as valid a claim to it as any team.


Coach Clarence “Doc” Spears’ team SHUT OUT 7 of its 11 opponents. Even if you’re playing Little Sisters of the Poor that’s pretty impressive.

WVU outscored its opponents, 267 to 34! So the Mountaineers get no credit for being impressive on offense and defense even though they played only TWO teams with losing records? If you remove the 10 losses to WVU the Mountaineers’ opponents had a 47-26-4 record! That’s a 64.4% winning percentage!

Pitt, for example, under legendary Coach Pop Warner, who had a national youth football program named after him, was 8-2, held FIVE opponents scoreless and outscored its opposition, 190-43, but lost 9-6 to WVU.

West Virginia Wesleyan was 8-2.

Gonzaga was 5-3 and outscored its opponents, 215-79.

Washington and Lee was 5-3-1 but beat North Carolina State, 14-0; tied WVU, 12-12; and beat Emory & Henry, 85-0, to open its season.

Ohio University was 5-3

Rutgers was 5-4, had its best season in 3 years.

Marshall was 5-4.

Virginia was 4-4-1.

Indiana was 1-4-2.

Cincinnati was 1-7-1.

The 1922 team beat strong competition, unlike the 1988 WVU team that played TWO teams with a winning record for an undefeated regular season before losing to Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl.

Stop dismissing the undefeated 1922 team as one that played nobodies. Tell that to Pop Warner, Wesleyan which lost only 1 other game that season, Washington & Lee, on-a-roll Rutgers!

Name WVU national champions this year…

 

[Buckaineer]

Well in a couple years when Lyons and Brown run off all the fans, we can claim a dozen national titles, order some tarps, cover the upper decks and make you and CFE happy!

And that's why no one takes you seriously. Jibberish and trolling.

How about instead you A: don't post or B: explain in an adult, rational manner why WVU is not a national champion as an undefeated team when multiple other teams are considered national champion in long ago seasons where they were undefeated?

 

[Buckaineer]

Yes, there are schools that look stupid, but WVU isn't one of them. Only two delusional, radical left-wing zealots are claiming a title on a message board. Go figure. The "facts" don't support a national title claim when other schools were undefeated and untied. You're delusional, as proven by your shameless support of left-wing radicals, so I would expect nothing, but a brain-dead post from you. Be sure to take a pic of the fake national championship banner that you hang at Mountaineer Field.

There are no "left wing zealots" or radicals. Only rational, caring, normal human beings trying to make the world better not just for themselves, but for everyone else too. And then there are lunatic, narcissisist, hatemongering authoritarian loving right wing radicals hell bent on destroying everyone and everything if they think it will benefit themselves personally, even if it kills their own parents, friends, neighbors and children as you are.

WVU was undefeated, therefore the facts support there was not a better team than them that year. Therefore, as many have claimed, WVU could also claim a national championship

 

[WVUALLEN]

There were only TWO bowl games in 1922, with WVU beating Gonzaga, 21-13, in the San Diego East-West Christmas Classic and Southern Cal beating Penn State, 14-3, in the first Rose Bowl game in the newly constructed Rose Bowl.

Coach Clarence “Doc” Spears guided the ONLY undefeated team in WVU history (10-0-1) to this day.

No national champion was selected in those years. “Experts” retroactively chose 1922 “national champs” in later years. I chose WVU as national champs because they had as valid a claim to it as any team.


Coach Clarence “Doc” Spears’ team SHUT OUT 7 of its 11 opponents. Even if you’re playing Little Sisters of the Poor that’s pretty impressive.

WVU outscored its opponents, 267 to 34! So the Mountaineers get no credit for being impressive on offense and defense even though they played only TWO teams with losing records? If you remove the 10 losses to WVU the Mountaineers’ opponents had a 47-26-4 record! That’s a 64.4% winning percentage!

Pitt, for example, under legendary Coach Pop Warner, who had a national youth football program named after him, was 8-2, held FIVE opponents scoreless and outscored its opposition, 190-43, but lost 9-6 to WVU.

West Virginia Wesleyan was 8-2.

Gonzaga was 5-3 and outscored its opponents, 215-79.

Washington and Lee was 5-3-1 but beat North Carolina State, 14-0; tied WVU, 12-12; and beat Emory & Henry, 85-0, to open its season.

Ohio University was 5-3

Rutgers was 5-4, had its best season in 3 years.

Marshall was 5-4.

Virginia was 4-4-1.

Indiana was 1-4-2.

Cincinnati was 1-7-1.

The 1922 team beat strong competition, unlike the 1988 WVU team that played TWO teams with a winning record for an undefeated regular season before losing to Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl.

Stop dismissing the undefeated 1922 team as one that played nobodies. Tell that to Pop Warner, Wesleyan which lost only 1 other game that season, Washington & Lee, on-a-roll Rutgers!

You chose them out of desperation to make you feel better. WVU did not even finish in the top 10.

Study from NCAA with plausible argument that blows yours away.

West Virginia's schedule was not impressive, and they were tied by 5-3-1 Washington & Lee, who would not come close to a top 25 for this season, but the Mountaineers did win one big game, 9-6 at 8-2 Pittsburgh. Nebraska took an upset loss 9-6 at 6-1-2 Syracuse (will be rated #20), so West Virginia was effectively half a game better.

Nebraska beat Notre Dame 14-6 in their finale. Notre Dame vs. Nebraska is very similar to Yale vs. Harvard, because Nebraska took an upset loss, and Notre Dame tied #7 Army. Notre Dame was thus effectively half a game better than Nebraska on the season despite the head-to-head result. But similar to the Harvard-Yale case, Nebraska's win came in their finale, and it was also by more than a touchdown, so we can give this one to the hypothetical AP poll voters of 1922 and rate Nebraska higher.

Pitt beat 3 teams that will make this top 25, but they took an upset loss to 7-2 Lafayette (will fall just outside this top 25). 10-1 Southern Cal lost only to #2 California, and they took no upset losses, but they only beat one team that will be ranked, and they did not perform quite as well as Pitt, so Pitt can be ranked higher.

West Virginia #11, Nebraska #12, Notre Dame #13, Pittsburgh #14, and Southern Cal #15.

YOU ARE NOW DISMISSED ALONG WITH YOUR BROTHER DOC.

 

[WVUALLEN]

All of this useless diatribe coming from the guy who thinks we beat Virginia Tech in hoops this season.

He also claimed Texas beat WVU in football this past season.

 

[WVUALLEN]

WVU was undefeated, therefore the facts support there was not a better team than them that year. Therefore, as many have claimed, WVU could also claim a national championship

There were plenty of other undefeated teams that played a tougher schedule...

1922 Top 25​

1) Princeton 8-0
2) California 9-0
3) Cornell 8-0
4) Michigan 6-0-1
5) Vanderbilt 8-0-1
6) Iowa 7-0
7) Army 8-0-2
8) Chicago 5-1-1
9) Harvard 7-2
10) Yale 6-3-1
11) West Virginia 10-0-1
12) Nebraska 7-1
13) Notre Dame 8-1-1
14) Pittsburgh 8-2
15) Southern Cal 10-1
16) Wisconsin 4-2-1
17) Pennsylvania 6-3
18) Navy 5-2
19) Georgia Tech 7-2
20) Syracuse 6-1-2
21) Penn State 6-4-1
22) Brown 6-2-1
23) Auburn 8-2
24) Centre 8-2
25) Colgate 6-3

Others Receiving Votes:
Dartmouth 6-3
Lafayette 7-2
North Carolina 9-1
Oregon 6-1-1
Washington 6-1-1
Drake 7-0
Tulsa 8-0

 

[Buckaineer]

Here's a typical nazi right wing situation to illustrate what I stated.

Black person--going about daily life--stopped for no reason by police. Murdered.

Either doesn't ever go to court because right wing political hack acting as attorney general refuses to bring charges after hiding evidence and delaying for a year or more, or it does go and 98-99% all right wing jury finds no charges.

Good people of the world come out and protest this murder and this travesty of "justice".

Right wing radicals declare the protesters "terrorists and violent"--because they send in the militarized police to attack same protesters who are not violating any laws.

Then conversely, radical supremecist nazi right wingers attack the U.S. Capitol and try to overthrow the government of the United States because their lying right wing authoritarian god ruler can't accept that he lost an election. They kill people including police, get people killed, injure many many officers and threaten the very life of numerous elected officials. Lunatic zealots from the right wing say they were peaceful and just taking a tour of the bldng when the entire world saw what really happened.

Soulless, evil monsters filled with hate and rage that they manufactured out of nothing. Many on display right here as they try to spread their message of hate and destruction and evil that they have twisted into good, while proclaiming actual good is evil.

 

[WVUALLEN]

Here's a typical nazi right wing situation to illustrate what I stated.

Black person--going about daily life--stopped for no reason by police. Murdered.

Either doesn't ever go to court because right wing political hack acting as attorney general refuses to bring charges after hiding evidence and delaying for a year or more, or it does go and 98-99% all right wing jury finds no charges.

Good people of the world come out and protest this murder and this travesty of "justice".

Right wing radicals declare the protesters "terrorists and violent"--because they send in the militarized police to attack same protesters who are not violating any laws.

Then conversely, radical supremecist nazi right wingers attack the U.S. Capitol and try to overthrow the government of the United States because their lying right wing authoritarian god ruler can't accept that he lost an election. They kill people including police, get people killed, injure many many officers and threaten the very life of numerous elected officials. Lunatic zealots from the right wing say they were peaceful and just taking a tour of the bldng when the entire world saw what really happened.

Soulless, evil monsters filled with hate and rage that they manufactured out of nothing. Many on display right here as they try to spread their message of hate and destruction and evil that they have twisted into good, while proclaiming actual good is evil.

This is a racism in a nutshell.

 

[westsiderSJHS77]

And that's why no one takes you seriously. Jibberish and trolling.

How about instead you A: don't post or B: explain in an adult, rational manner why WVU is not a national champion as an undefeated team when multiple other teams are considered national champion in long ago seasons where they were undefeated?

Because there were at least FIVE, count them again, FIVE that ended that year with a better record than Doc Spears WVU team and four of them were unbeaten.

So in your woke / everyone gets a trophy mind, there were 5 or 6 national champs in 1922?

In the real world, that’s not how it’s done.

 

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers]

Because there were at least FIVE, count them again, FIVE that ended that year with a better record than Doc Spears WVU team and four of them were unbeaten.

So in your woke / everyone gets a trophy mind, there were 5 or 6 national champs in 1922?

In the real world, that’s not how it’s done.

Wrong!
1922 season records by each conference’s champions:
WVU in the Southern Conference was 10-0-1.
Iowa was 7-0.
Nebraska was 7-1.
California was 9-0.
Utah was 7-1.
North Carolina was 9-1.
Furman was 8-3.
Baylor was 8-3.
Cornell was 8-0.
Western State MI was 6-0 and Bradley 9-0-1 and Marquette 8-0-1
La Verne was 6-2-2.
Name the FIVE teams that had a BETTER record than Doc Spears’ 10-0-1?
Or do you just make it up?
I look up the facts before I post. You should try it.

 

[westsiderSJHS77]

Wrong!
1922 season records by each conference’s champions:
WVU in the Southern Conference was 10-0-1.
Iowa was 7-0.
Nebraska was 7-1.
California was 9-0.
Utah was 7-1.
North Carolina was 9-1.
Furman was 8-3.
Baylor was 8-3.
Cornell was 8-0.
Western State MI was 6-0 and Bradley 9-0-1 and Marquette 8-0-1
La Verne was 6-2-2.
Name the FIVE teams that had a BETTER record than Doc Spears’ 10-0-1?
Or do you just make it up?
I look up the facts before I post. You should try it.

Princeton
California
Cornel
Iowa
Western Michigan

All went undefeated. WVU didn’t.

 

[MichiganHerd]

I think it's pointless to argue with CFE over 1922 college football, considering he was the only one around to watch each team play.

 

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers]

Princeton
California
Cornel
Iowa
Western Michigan

All went undefeated. WVU didn’t.

All went undefeated. WVU didn’t.

WVU wasn't undefeated? You must have taken math at Pitt or Marshall. WVU did go undefeated. One tie. NO losses. 10 victories, more than any team in American in 1922.

Princeton didn't even win a conference title.
Neither did California.
Cornell was 8-0. How is that better than 10-0 plus a tie?
Iowa at 7-0. How is that better than 10-0 plus a tie?
Western Michigan was 6-0. How was that better than 10-0 plus a tie?

Do you hate me or WVU that much that you consider WVU with the most victories AND undefeated worse than Princeton, California (which didn't even make the Rose Bowl), Cornell, Iowa and Western Michigan, which won 6 to 8 games to WVU's 10?

 

[WVUALLEN]

Wrong!
1922 season records by each conference’s champions:
WVU in the Southern Conference was 10-0-1.
Iowa was 7-0.
Nebraska was 7-1.
California was 9-0.
Utah was 7-1.
North Carolina was 9-1.
Furman was 8-3.
Baylor was 8-3.
Cornell was 8-0.
Western State MI was 6-0 and Bradley 9-0-1 and Marquette 8-0-1
La Verne was 6-2-2.
Name the FIVE teams that had a BETTER record than Doc Spears’ 10-0-1?
Or do you just make it up?
I look up the facts before I post. You should try it.

WVU wasn't in the southern conference in 1922. West Virginia joined the Southern Conference in 1950

Football seasons
Regular Season
1922 Southern Conference football season
League	NCAA
Sport	College football
Duration	September 23, 1922 through December 2, 1922
Number of teams	20
Season champions	Vanderbilt Georgia Tech North Carolina
1923 →

Team	W	L	T	W	L	T
v t e	Conf	Overall
1922 Southern Conference football standings
North Carolina +	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Georgia Tech +	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Vanderbilt * +	3	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	1
VPI	3	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
Florida	2	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Auburn	2	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Alabama	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Virginia	1	–	1	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Mississippi A&M	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	4	–	2
Kentucky	1	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Clemson	1	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
LSU	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Georgia	1	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Tulane	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
South Carolina	0	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
NC State	0	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions * – co-member of SIAA

This was the conference's inaugural season

 

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers]

WVU wasn't in the southern conference in 1922. West Virginia joined the Southern Conference in 1950

Football seasons
Regular Season
1922 Southern Conference football season
League	NCAA
Sport	College football
Duration	September 23, 1922 through December 2, 1922
Number of teams	20
Season champions	Vanderbilt Georgia Tech North Carolina
1923 →

Team	W	L	T	W	L	T
v t e	Conf	Overall
1922 Southern Conference football standings
North Carolina +	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Georgia Tech +	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Vanderbilt * +	3	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	1
VPI	3	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
Florida	2	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Auburn	2	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Alabama	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Virginia	1	–	1	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Mississippi A&M	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	4	–	2
Kentucky	1	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Clemson	1	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
LSU	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Georgia	1	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Tulane	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
South Carolina	0	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
NC State	0	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions * – co-member of SIAA

This was the conference's inaugural season

MY BAD. WVU WAS AN INDEPENDENT IN 1922.

 

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers]

FOR THOSE WHO DISPUTED THAT WVU WON THE NATIONAL TITLE IN 1942:

NCAA team championships
West Virginia has won 20 NCAA team national championships.[6]

Men's (1)
Boxing (1): 1938 (unofficial)
Co-ed (19)
Rifle (19): 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
See also: Big 12 Conference national team titles
See also: List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships
Other national team championships
Below are 5 national team titles that were not bestowed by the NCAA:

Men's basketball (1): 1942
Rifle (4): 1913, 1961, 1964, 1966

SO, NATIONAL CHAMPS IN FOOTBALL IN 1922 (UNDEFEATED AND ONLY TEAM WITH 10 VICTORIES) AND IN 1942 IN BASKETBALL (NIT WAS THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP THAT YEAR) AND A BAZILLION RIFLE NATIONAL TITLES! NOT BAD. MAYBE HUGGINS FINALLY CAN ADD A SECOND NATIONAL TITLE IN BASKETBALL THIS SEASON!

 

[WVUALLEN]

FOR THOSE WHO DISPUTED THAT WVU WON THE NATIONAL TITLE IN 1942:

NCAA team championships
West Virginia has won 20 NCAA team national championships.[6]

Men's (1)
Boxing (1): 1938 (unofficial)
Co-ed (19)
Rifle (19): 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
See also: Big 12 Conference national team titles
See also: List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships
Other national team championships
Below are 5 national team titles that were not bestowed by the NCAA:

Men's basketball (1): 1942
Rifle (4): 1913, 1961, 1964, 1966

Stanford won the 1942 National Championship in 1942 by beating Dartmouth 53-38.

The discrepency is when the NCAAT was decided to be the defacto for a National Championship.

WVU does not claim its NIT championship from the 40's as a NC. Only CFE makes such a claim.

 

[westsiderSJHS77]

And another poster goes on ignore.

 

[WVUALLEN]

CFE should be ignored. It's in the numbers.