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1922 Auburn Tigers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record8–2 (2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Base defense 7–2–2
Captain John Shirey
Home stadium Drake Field
Rickwood Field
Cramton Bowl
Seasons
←  1921
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 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1922 college football season. It was the Tigers' 31st overall and they competed as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The team was led by head coach Mike Donahue, in his 18th year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2 overall, 2–1 in the SoCon). It was considered one of best teams Auburn turned out in the first half of the 20th century. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Marion*W 61–0 [2]
September 30at Howard (AL)*W 72–0 [3]
October 7 Spring Hill*W 19–6 [4]
October 14at Army*L 6–19 [5]
October 21 Mercer*
  • Drake Field
  • Auburn, AL
W 50–6 [6]
October 28 Fort Benning*
  • Drake Field
  • Auburn, AL
W 30–0 [7]
November 4vs. GeorgiaW 7–3 [8]
November 11 Tulane
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL ( rivalry)
W 19–08,000 [9]
November 18 Centre*
  • Rickwood Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 6–0 [10]
November 30at Georgia TechL 6–1426,000 [11] [12]
  • *Non-conference game

[13] [14]

References

  1. ^ see "Auburn's Gator Bowl Champs Rated Among Top Tiger Teams". Ocala Star-Banner. January 16, 1955.
  2. ^ "Tigers swamps Marion in opening gridiron game of 1922 season". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 24, 1922. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Auburn shows fine early season form against Bulldogs". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 1, 1922. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Scored on, Auburn fights Spring Hill with vengeance". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 8, 1922. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West Point Cadets defeat Auburn, 19 to 6". New York Tribune. October 15, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn tramples upon Mercer for a 50 to 7 victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 22, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Infantry downed by fierce attack of Auburn Tiger". The Columbus Enquirer-Sun. October 29, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn scores late to beat Georgia 7–3". The Commercial Appeal. November 5, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Plainsmen easily win from Tulane". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1922. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Auburn wins clean cut victory over Centre". The Birmingham News. November 19, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Auburn's championship hopes wrecked by mighty Tech machine in 14–6 battle". Birmingham Age-Herald. December 1, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Plainsmen Bow Before Tech Eleven By Score of 14 to 6 In Annual Turkey Day Game". Asheville Citizen-Times. December 1, 1922. p. 10. Retrieved May 6, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  13. ^ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  14. ^ "1922 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1922 Auburn Tigers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record8–2 (2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Base defense 7–2–2
Captain John Shirey
Home stadium Drake Field
Rickwood Field
Cramton Bowl
Seasons
←  1921
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 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1922 college football season. It was the Tigers' 31st overall and they competed as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The team was led by head coach Mike Donahue, in his 18th year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2 overall, 2–1 in the SoCon). It was considered one of best teams Auburn turned out in the first half of the 20th century. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Marion*W 61–0 [2]
September 30at Howard (AL)*W 72–0 [3]
October 7 Spring Hill*W 19–6 [4]
October 14at Army*L 6–19 [5]
October 21 Mercer*
  • Drake Field
  • Auburn, AL
W 50–6 [6]
October 28 Fort Benning*
  • Drake Field
  • Auburn, AL
W 30–0 [7]
November 4vs. GeorgiaW 7–3 [8]
November 11 Tulane
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL ( rivalry)
W 19–08,000 [9]
November 18 Centre*
  • Rickwood Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 6–0 [10]
November 30at Georgia TechL 6–1426,000 [11] [12]
  • *Non-conference game

[13] [14]

References

  1. ^ see "Auburn's Gator Bowl Champs Rated Among Top Tiger Teams". Ocala Star-Banner. January 16, 1955.
  2. ^ "Tigers swamps Marion in opening gridiron game of 1922 season". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 24, 1922. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Auburn shows fine early season form against Bulldogs". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 1, 1922. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Scored on, Auburn fights Spring Hill with vengeance". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 8, 1922. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West Point Cadets defeat Auburn, 19 to 6". New York Tribune. October 15, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn tramples upon Mercer for a 50 to 7 victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 22, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Infantry downed by fierce attack of Auburn Tiger". The Columbus Enquirer-Sun. October 29, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn scores late to beat Georgia 7–3". The Commercial Appeal. November 5, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Plainsmen easily win from Tulane". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1922. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Auburn wins clean cut victory over Centre". The Birmingham News. November 19, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Auburn's championship hopes wrecked by mighty Tech machine in 14–6 battle". Birmingham Age-Herald. December 1, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Plainsmen Bow Before Tech Eleven By Score of 14 to 6 In Annual Turkey Day Game". Asheville Citizen-Times. December 1, 1922. p. 10. Retrieved May 6, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  13. ^ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  14. ^ "1922 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.



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