1922 Montana State Bobcats football
"The 1922 Bobcat Squad" from "The Montanan 1923"
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record4–4 (0–1 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainRay McCarren
Seasons
← 1921
1923 →
1922 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Colorado Agricultural 5 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Denver 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Colorado Mines 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Utah Agricultural 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Colorado College 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Colorado 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
BYU 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Wyoming 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Montana State 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1922 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State College (later renamed Montana State University) in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1922 college football season. The Bobcats compiled a 4–4 record (0–1 against RMC opponents), finished last in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 128 to 127.[1] The team lost the annual rivalry game to Montana by a 7–6 score on Armistice Day.

The 1922 season was the school's first under head coach Ott Romney. Romney was hired in the fall of 1922 as both the football coach and as head of the Department of Athletics. He attended the University of Utah and transferred to Montana State as a senior.[2]

Quarterback Ray McCarren was the team captain.[3] McCarren was a senior, studying electrical engineering. He also played for the baseball and basketball teams and served as the Commissioner of Athletics.[4]

Three players received all-state honors: McCarren at quarterback; Champ Hannon at guard; and Frank Hatfeld at end.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Billings Athletic Club*
W 46–6[6]
October 7Mount St. Charles*Bozeman, MTW 26–3
October 13Utah AgriculturalBozeman, MTL 6–39[7]
October 21at North Dakota Agricultural*
L 0–54[8]
October 23at Billings Polytechnic Institute*Billings, MTW 34–6[9]
October 28at Montana Mines*
W 10–0
November 4Gonzaga*Bozeman, MTL 0–12
November 11at Montana*
L 6–7
  • *Non-conference game

Personnel

Players

The following players played for the 1922 football team:[10]

Staff

References

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 56.
  2. ^ a b The Montanan 1923, p. 77.
  3. ^ The Montanan 1923, p. 80.
  4. ^ The Montanan 1923, p.34.
  5. ^ The Montanan 1923, p. 92.
  6. ^ "Billings A.C. Eleven Easy for the Bobcats". The Butte Miner. October 4, 1922. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Utah Aggies Defeat State By Speedy Play". The Billings Gazette. October 14, 1922. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Montana Bobcats Run Into Grief on Road: Smothered by North Dakota Aggies in Wild 54 to 0 Route at Fargo". The Butte Miner. October 22, 1922. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Aggies Beat Billings Polytechnic, 34 to 6". The Daily Missoulian. October 24, 1922. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ The Montanan 1923, pp. 76, 80-92.
  11. ^ a b The Montanan 1923, p. 78.
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