1922 North Carolina Tar Heels football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–1 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGrady Pritchard
Home stadiumEmerson Field
Seasons
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1923 →
1922 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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

The 1922 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1922 college football season. Led by second year head coaches Bob Fetzer and Bill Fetzer, the team compiled a record of 9–1 and tied for the Southern Conference (SoCon) championship. The team's quarterback was Monk McDonald.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30vs. Wake Forest*
W 62–32,427[1][2]
October 73:00 p.m.[3]at Yale*
L 0–1815,000[1][4]
October 12Trinity (NC)*
W 20–03,897[1][5]
October 14South Carolina
  • Emerson Field
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 10–72,649[1][6]
October 193:00 p.m.[7]at NC State
W 14–99,756[1][8]
October 28Maryland
  • Emerson Field
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 27–32,888[1][9]
November 4at Tulane
W 19–1210,000[10][11]
November 112:30 p.m.[12]vs. VMI*
W 9–78,233[1][13][14]
November 182:30 p.m.[15]vs. Davidson*
W 29–67,500[16][17][18][19]
November 302:30 p.m.[20]at Virginia
W 10–76,962[1][21]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, December 04, 1923, Image 1". December 4, 1923. p. 1.
  2. ^ "Blue and White swamps Baptists by score 62–3". The News and Observer. October 1, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The Yale Daily News 7 October 1922 — Yale Daily News Historical Archive".
  4. ^ "Yale Troubled But Downs Tarheels". The New York Herald. October 8, 1922. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "North Carolina downs Trinity". The State. October 13, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "North Carolina downs South Carolina". Greensboro Daily News. October 15, 1922. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 19, 1922 · 10".
  8. ^ "N. C. State And Carolina To Clash In Gridiron Classic". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 19, 1922. p. 10. Retrieved May 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Carolina sweeps her big Maryland foemen off the field, 27–3". Greensboro Daily News. October 29, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 07, 1922, Image 1". November 7, 1922. p. 1.
  11. ^ "Tar Heels outplay Greenbacks, 19–12". The Sunday Citizen. November 5, 1922. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Richmond Times-Dispatch 8 November 1922 — Virginia Chronicle: Digital Newspaper Archive".
  13. ^ Lutz, Earle (November 12, 1922). "12,000 See Game Go To Tarheels In Fierce Drive". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 1. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Lutz, Earle (November 12, 1922). "Carolina Wins Out By Superior Punch (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 48. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "The Charlotte observer. (Charlotte, N.C.) 1916-current, November 18, 1922, Image 10". November 18, 1922. p. 10.
  16. ^ "The Charlotte news and evening chronicle. (Charlotte, N.C.) 1914-1928, November 19, 1922, Image 1". November 19, 1922. p. 1.
  17. ^ Young, Dick (November 19, 1922). ""Carolina The Stuff," Is Fans' Verdict After Seeing Wildcat Rout". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 1. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ Young, Dick (November 19, 1922). "Carolina The Stuff, Is Verdict Of Fan After Watching Wildcat Rout (continued)". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 10. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ Groome, Bailey (November 19, 1922). "Carolina Outplaying Davidson, Wins With Ease". Durham Morning Herald. Durham, North Carolina. p. 16. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ^ "The Cavalier Daily - Google News Archive Search".
  21. ^ "Carolina eleven beats Virginians in annual classic". The Asheville Times. December 1, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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