Sports season
The 1922 Southern Conference football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Conference as part of the 1922 college football season . The season began on September 23 as part of the 1922 college football season . Conference play began on October 7 with Washington & Lee defeating North Carolina State 14–6 in Lexington .
This was the conference's inaugural season, featuring former members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) and South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA). Amongst others, conference co-champion Vanderbilt was still a co-member of the SIAA.
Though North Carolina posted the best conference record, most sources listed either Vanderbilt or Georgia Tech as champion.[1] Vanderbilt was the only school to claim a championship and remain undefeated against all opponents. It posted the nation's number one defense as measured by points against per game and was retroactively selected for a national championship by selector Clyde Berryman.[2]
Intersectionalism was popular. Vanderbilt fought Michigan to a scoreless tie at the inaugural game at Dudley Field , the first football stadium in the south in the style of the Eastern schools.[3] Alabama , which scored 300 points on the season,[3] upset John Heisman 's Penn Quakers 9–7 .
Auburn 's upset of Centre opened the door for the SoCon champion to claim a championship of the South. It was considered one of best teams Auburn turned out in the first half of the 20th century.[4] Centre quarterback Herb Covington had made a "world record" six drop kick field goals against Louisville.[3]
Vanderbilt end Lynn Bomar and Georgia Tech halfback Red Barron were unanimous All-Southern selections and second-team Walter Camp All-Americans.
Season overview
Results and team statistics
Key
PPG = Average of points scored per game[5]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[5]
Regular season
Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member won
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup
SoCon teams in bold .
Week One
Week Two
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
September 29
Erskine
South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
W 13–0
September 30
Marion
Alabama
Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
W 110–0
[6] [7]
September 30
Auburn
Howard
Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama
W 72–0
[7]
September 30
Centre
Clemson
Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina
L 21–0
[7]
September 30
Mercer
Georgia
Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia
W 41–0
[8]
September 30
Oglethorpe
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta
W 31–6
[9]
September 30
Marshall
Kentucky
Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky
W 16–0
September 30
Northwestern State
LSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
W 13–0
September 30
3rd Army Corps
Maryland
Baltimore
W 7–0
September 30
Wake Forest
North Carolina
Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
W 62–3
September 30
Randolph-Macon
North Carolina State
Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina
W 20–2
September 30
Union (TN)
Ole Miss
Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi
T 0–0
September 30
Carson-Newman
Tennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee
W 32–7
[7]
September 30
3:00 p. m.
Middle Tennessee State
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee
W 38–0
[7]
September 30
George Washington
Virginia
Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia
W 34–0
September 30
King
VPI
Miles Field • Blacksburg, Virginia
W 25–0
September 30
Emory & Henry
Washington & Lee
Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia
W 85–0
Week Three
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 7
Oglethorpe
Alabama
Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
W 41–0
[6]
October 7
Spring Hill
Auburn
Montgomery, Alabama
W 19–6
[10]
October 7
Ole Miss
Centre
Cheek Field • Danville, Kentucky
L 55–0
[11]
October 7
Newberry
Clemson
Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina
W 57–0
[12]
October 7
Furman
Florida
Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida
L 7–6
[13]
October 7
Georgia
Chicago
Stagg Field • Chicago
L 20–0
18,000
[14]
October 7
Davidson
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta
W 19–0
[15]
October 7
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky
W 15–0
October 7
Loyola
LSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
L 7–0
October 7
Maryland
Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
T 0–0
October 7
Birmingham–Southern
Mississippi A&M
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi
W 14–60
October 7
North Carolina
Yale
New Haven, Connecticut
L 18–0
[10]
October 7
Presbyterian
South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
W 6–0
October 7
Maryvile
Tennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee
W 21–0
[11]
October 7
Mississippi College
Tulane
Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
W 30–0
October 7
Henderson-Brown
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee
W 33–0
[16] [11]
October 7
Virginia
Princeton
Palmer Stadium • Princeton, New Jersey
L 5–0
[17]
October 7
North Carolina State
Washington & Lee
Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia
W&L 14–6
October 7
William & Mary
VPI
Miles Field • Blacksburg, Virginia
W 20–6
Week Four
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 12
Duke
North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
W 20–0
October 13
Presbyterian
Clemson
Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina
W 13–0
October 14
Auburn
Army
Parade Ground • West Point, New York
L 19–6
[18]
October 14
Florida
Rollins
Orlando, Florida
W 19–0
[19]
October 14
Georgia
Furman
Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina
W 7–0
[20]
October 14
Alabama
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta
GT 33–7
[6] [11]
October 14
Louisville
Kentucky
Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky
W 73–0
October 14
Maryland
Penn
Franklin Field • Philadelphia
L 12–0
October 14
Rhodes
Ole Miss
Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi
W 23–0
October 14
Howard
Mississippi A&M
Starkville, Mississippi
T 0–0
[21]
October 14
South Carolina
North Carolina
Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
UNC 10–7
[22]
October 14
Roanoke
North Carolina State
Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina
W 13–0
October 14
Tennessee
Fort Benning
Columbus, Georgia
W 15–0
October 14
Spring Hill
Tulane
Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans
W 30–10
October 14
2:15 p. m.
Michigan
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee
T 0–0
16,000
[23]
October 14
Richmond
Virginia
Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia
W 14–6
October 14
2:30 p. m.
Centre
VPI
Mayo Island Park • Richmond, Virginia
L 10–6
12,500
[24]
October 14
Carson-Newman
Washington & Lee
Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia
W 13–0
Week Five
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 19
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina
UNC 14–9
October 20
Wofford
South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
W 20–0
October 20
LSU
Texas A&M
College Station, Texas
L 46–0
October 21
Sewanee
Alabama
Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama
T 7–7
[6]
October 21
Mercer
Auburn
Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama
W 50–6
[25]
October 21
American Legion
Florida
Tampa, Florida
W 14–0
[26]
October 21
Tennessee
Georgia
Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia
UGA 7–3
[25]
October 21
Georgia Tech
Navy
Worden Field • Annapolis, Maryland
L 13–0
[27]
October 21
Kentucky
Georgetown (KY)
Georgetown, Kentucky
W 40–6
October 21
Maryland
Princeton
Palmer Stadium • Princeton, New Jersey
L 26–0
October 21
Ole Miss
Mississippi A&M
Jackson, Mississippi
MSA&M 19–13
October 21
Fort Benning
Tulane
Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans
W 18–0
October 21
3:00 p. m.
Vanderbilt
Texas
Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, Texas
W 20–10
11,000
[28]
October 21
VMI
Virginia
Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia
L 14–0
October 21
VPI
Davidson
Sprunt Field • Davidson, North Carolina
T 7–7
3,000
[29]
October 21
Washington & Lee
West Virginia
Laidley Field • Charleston, West Virginia
T 12–12
[30]
Week Six
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 26
Clemson
South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
CLEM 3–0
October 28
Alabama
Texas
Austin, Texas
L 19–10
[31]
October 28
Fort Benning
Auburn
Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama
W 30–0
October 28
Howard
Florida
Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida
W 57–0
[32]
October 28
Oglethorpe
Georgia
Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia
W 26–6
October 28
Notre Dame
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta
L 13–3
[30]
October 28
Sewanee
Kentucky
Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky
W 7–0
October 28
Arkansas
LSU
Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, Louisiana
L 40–6
October 28
Maryland
North Carolina
Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
UNC 27–3
October 28
Ole Miss
Tennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee
TENN 49–0
October 29
Mississippi A&M
Tulane
Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans
TUL 26–0
[31]
October 29
Mercer
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee
W 25–0
[33]
October 28
Virginia
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland
W 19–0
October 28
Catholic
VPI
Blacksburg, Virginia
W 73–0
October 28
Lynchburg
Washington & Lee
Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia
W 53–0
Week Seven
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 2
Spring Hill
LSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
W 25–7
November 4
Alabama
Penn
Franklin Field • Philadelphia
W 9–7
[6]
November 4
Auburn
Georgia
Memorial Stadium • Columbus, Georgia
AUB 7–3
[34]
November 4
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta
GT 21–7
[35]
November 4
Florida
Harvard
Harvard Stadium • Boston, Massachusetts
L 24–0
30,000
[35]
November 4
Centre
Kentucky
Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky
L 27–3
November 4
Maryland
VPI
Blacksburg, Virginia
VPI 21–0
November 4
Birmingham–Southern
Ole Miss
Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi
W 6–0
November 4
North Carolina
Tulane
Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans
UNC 19–12
[36]
November 4
Davidson
North Carolina State
Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina
W 15–0
[37]
November 4
Ouachita
Mississippi A&M
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi
T 7–7
November 4
Sewanee
South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
L 7–6
[38]
November 4
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee
VAN 14–6
7,000
[39]
November 4
Washington & Lee
Virginia
Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia
UVA 22–6
[40]
Week Eight
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 7
LSU
Rutgers
New York
L 25–0
November 10
LSU
Alabama
Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
ALA 47–3
[6]
November 11
Tulane
Auburn
Montgomery, Alabama
AUB 19–0
[41]
November 11
Clemson
The Citadel
College Park Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina
W 18–0
November 11
Mississippi College
Florida
Plant Field • Tampa, Florida
W 58–0
4,000
[42]
November 11
Georgia
Virginia
Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia
T 6–6
[43]
November 11
Georgetown
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta
W 19–7
[37]
November 11
Hendrix
Ole Miss
Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi
W 13–7
November 11
North Carolina
VMI
Richmond, Virginia
W 9–7
November 11
North Carolina State
VPI
Norfolk, Virginia
VPI 24–0
6,000
[44]
November 11
Mississippi A&M
Tennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee
TENN 31–3
November 11
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee
VAN 9–0
12,000
[45]
November 11
Washington & Lee
Centre
Louisville, Kentucky
L 27–6
[46]
Week Nine
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 16
The Citadel
South Carolina
County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South Carolina
W 13–0
November 18
Centre
Auburn
Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama
W 6–0
[46]
November 18
Erskine
Clemson
Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina
W 52–0
November 18
Alabama
Kentucky
Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky
UK 6–0
[6]
November 18
Florida
Tulane
Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans
FLA 27–6
6,000
[47]
November 18
North Carolina State
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta
GT 17–0
[48]
November 18
Maryland
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland
W 3–0
November 18
Ole Miss
Tennessee Medical College
Memphis, Tennessee
L 32–0
November 18
Mississippi A&M
LSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
MSA&M 7–0
November 18
Davidson
North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
W 20–6
November 18
Sewanee
Tennessee
Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee
W 18–7
[49]
November 18
3:00 p. m.
Vanderbilt
Georgia
Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia
VAN 12–0
[50]
November 18
Virginia
West Virginia
WVU Athletic Field • Morgantown, West Virginia
L 13–0
November 18
VPI
Washington & Lee
Lynchburg, Virginia
VPI 41–6
Week Ten
Week Eleven
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 30
Mississippi A&M
Alabama
Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama
ALA 59–0
[6]
November 30
Auburn
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta
GT 14–6
[54]
November 30
Tulane
LSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
LSU 25–14
[55]
November 30
Maryland
North Carolina State
Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina
MD 7–6
[56]
November 30
Ole Miss
Millsaps
Jackson, Mississippi
W 19–7
November 30
North Carolina
Virginia
Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia
UNC 10–7
[57]
November 30
Kentucky
Tennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee
TENN 14–7
[56]
November 30
South Carolina
Centre
Danville, Kentucky
L 42–0
[56]
November 30
2:30 p. m.
VMI
VPI
Roanoke, Virginia
W 7–3
15,000
[58]
November 30
Washington & Lee
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland
W 14–0
December 2
Clemson
Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
FLA 47–14
[59]
Awards and honors
All-Americans
All-Southern team
The following is the composite All-Southern team compiled from twenty four coaches and sporting editors of the South, each of whom received trophies from the Atlanta Journal :[60]