 Rodgers also threw 11 touchdown passes that season, an unheard of feat at the time and a Mountaineer record until 1949.The Mountaineers enjoyed their first period of success during the 1920s, coinciding with the successful coaching tenures of Clarence Spears (1921–24) and Ira Errett Rodgers (1925–30, 1943–45).Under the tutelage of Spears, West Virginia compiled a 30–6–3 record with its best performance coming in the 1922 season.