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. 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.see
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. Alabama, which scored 300 points on the season, 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.see e. g. Centre quarterback Herb Covington had made a "world record" six drop kick field goals against Louisville.
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 Conf. RankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAG1 (tie)North CarolinaBob Fetzer/Bill Fetzer9–15–019.17.21 (tie)Georgia TechWilliam Alexander7–24–017.46.61 (tie)VanderbiltDan McGugin8–0–13–019.71.84VPIBen Cubbage8–1–13–026.23.25FloridaWilliam G. Kline7–22–026.75.76AuburnMike Donahue8–22–127.64.87 (tie)TennesseeM. B. Banks8–23–223.94.57 (tie)AlabamaXen C. Scott6–3–13–2–130.08.19VirginiaThomas J. Campbell4–4–11–1–111.36.710Mississippi A&MDudy Noble3–4–22–36.220.411 (tie)KentuckyWilliam Juneau6–31–218.66.211 (tie)ClemsonDoc Stewart5–41–218.912.111 (tie)Washington and LeeJames DeHart5–3–11–223.212.011 (tie)MarylandCurley Byrd4–5–11–27.713.711 (tie)LSUIrving Pray3–71–27.224.416GeorgiaHerman Stegeman5–4–11–3–117.87.717Tulane Clark Shaughnessy4–41–417.012.518 (tie)South Carolina Sol Metzger5–4–10–210.27.718 (tie)Ole MissRoland Cowell 4–5–10–28.718.320NC State Harry Hartsell4–60–510.19.2 Key
PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game
Regular season Index to colors and formattingNon-conference matchup; SoCon member wonNon-conference matchup; SoCon member lostNon-conference matchup; tieConference matchup SoCon teams in bold.
Week One Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceSeptember 23MarionAuburn Drake Field • Auburn, AlabamaW 61–0 September 23NewberryGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, Georgia W 82–13 September 23 Emory & Henry Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee W 50–0 September 23Hampden-SydneyVPI Miles Field • Blacksburg, VirginiaW 38–0
Week Two Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference September 29 ErskineSouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina W 13–0 September 30 Marion Alabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 110–0 September 30 Auburn Howard Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama W 72–0 September 30 CentreClemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaL 21–0 September 30 Mercer Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia W 41–0 September 30 Oglethorpe Georgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaW 31–6 September 30 Marshall Kentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky W 16–0 September 30 Northwestern StateLSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 13–0 September 30 3rd Army CorpsMarylandBaltimoreW 7–0 September 30 Wake ForestNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina W 62–3 September 30 Randolph-MaconNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina W 20–2 September 30 Union (TN)Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiT 0–0 September 30 Carson-NewmanTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 32–7 September 303:00 p. m. Middle Tennessee State Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 38–0 September 30 George WashingtonVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia W 34–0 September 30 KingVPIMiles Field • Blacksburg, Virginia W 25–0 September 30 Emory & HenryWashington & Lee Wilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 85–0
Week Three Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 7 Oglethorpe Alabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 41–0 October 7 Spring Hill Auburn Montgomery, Alabama W 19–6 October 7 Ole Miss Centre Cheek Field • Danville, Kentucky L 55–0 October 7NewberryClemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 57–0 October 7FurmanFlorida Fleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaL 7–6 October 7GeorgiaChicagoStagg Field • Chicago L 20–0 18,000 October 7 Davidson Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta W 19–0 October 7 Cincinnati Kentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky W 15–0 October 7Loyola LSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaL 7–0 October 7MarylandRichmondRichmond, Virginia T 0–0 October 7Birmingham–SouthernMississippi A&M Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi W 14–60 October 7North CarolinaYale New Haven, Connecticut L 18–0 October 7PresbyterianSouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina W 6–0 October 7MaryvileTennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee W 21–0 October 7Mississippi CollegeTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana W 30–0 October 7Henderson-BrownVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 33–0 October 7VirginiaPrincetonPalmer Stadium • Princeton, New Jersey L 5–0 October 7North Carolina State Washington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, Virginia W&L 14–6 October 7William & MaryVPIMiles Field • Blacksburg, VirginiaW 20–6
Week Four Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 12 DukeNorth CarolinaChapel Hill, North Carolina W 20–0 October 13 PresbyterianClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina W 13–0 October 14 AuburnArmyParade Ground • West Point, New YorkL 19–6 October 14 FloridaRollinsOrlando, Florida W 19–0 October 14 GeorgiaFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South Carolina W 7–0 October 14 Alabama Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta GT 33–7 October 14 LouisvilleKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky W 73–0 October 14 MarylandPennFranklin Field • Philadelphia L 12–0 October 14 RhodesOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 23–0 October 14 HowardMississippi A&MStarkville, Mississippi T 0–0 October 14 South CarolinaNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC 10–7 October 14 RoanokeNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina W 13–0 October 14 TennesseeFort BenningColumbus, Georgia W 15–0 October 14 Spring HillTulane Second Tulane Stadium • New OrleansW 30–10 October 142:15 p. m. MichiganVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee T 0–016,000 October 14 RichmondVirginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 14–6 October 142:30 p. m. CentreVPI Mayo Island Park • Richmond, VirginiaL 10–612,500 October 14 Carson-NewmanWashington & Lee Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia W 13–0
Week Five Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 19 North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaUNC 14–9 October 20 WoffordSouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina W 20–0 October 20 LSUTexas A&MCollege Station, Texas L 46–0 October 21 SewaneeAlabama Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaT 7–7 October 21 Mercer Auburn Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama W 50–6 October 21 American LegionFlorida Tampa, FloridaW 14–0 October 21 Tennessee Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia UGA 7–3 October 21 Georgia Tech NavyWorden Field • Annapolis, Maryland L 13–0 October 21 KentuckyGeorgetown (KY)Georgetown, KentuckyW 40–6 October 21 MarylandPrinceton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, New Jersey L 26–0 October 21 Ole MissMississippi A&MJackson, MississippiMSA&M 19–13 October 21 Fort BenningTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans W 18–0 October 21 3:00 p. m.VanderbiltTexasFair Park Stadium • Dallas, TexasW 20–10 11,000"Big Gains Are Made On Punts And Wide Runs In Dallas Game." Fort Worth Star Telegram 22 Oct. 1922: 14.October 21 VMIVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia L 14–0 October 21 VPIDavidsonSprunt Field • Davidson, North CarolinaT 7–73,000 October 21 Washington & LeeWest VirginiaLaidley Field • Charleston, West VirginiaT 12–12
Week Six Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 26 Clemson South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina CLEM 3–0 October 28AlabamaTexas Austin, TexasL 19–10 October 28Fort BenningAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, Alabama W 30–0 October 28 HowardFlorida Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida W 57–0 October 28 Oglethorpe Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia W 26–6 October 28Notre DameGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta L 13–3 October 28SewaneeKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky W 7–0 October 28 Arkansas LSU Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, Louisiana L 40–6 October 28MarylandNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina UNC 27–3 October 28Ole MissTennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 49–0 October 29Mississippi A&MTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans TUL 26–0 October 29MercerVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 25–0 October 28VirginiaJohns Hopkins Baltimore, MarylandW 19–0 October 28CatholicVPI Blacksburg, VirginiaW 73–0 October 28LynchburgWashington & Lee Wilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 53–0
Week Seven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 2Spring HillLSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 25–7 November 4AlabamaPennFranklin Field • Philadelphia W 9–7 November 4 Auburn GeorgiaMemorial Stadium • Columbus, Georgia AUB 7–3 November 4 Clemson Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta GT 21–7 November 4FloridaHarvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MassachusettsL 24–030,000 November 4 Centre Kentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky L 27–3 November 4MarylandVPIBlacksburg, Virginia VPI 21–0 November 4Birmingham–Southern Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi W 6–0 November 4North CarolinaTulane Second Tulane Stadium • New OrleansUNC 19–12 November 4DavidsonNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina W 15–0 November 4OuachitaMississippi A&M Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MississippiT 7–7 November 4SewaneeSouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina L 7–6 November 4VanderbiltTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee VAN 14–67,000 November 4Washington & LeeVirginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 22–6
Week Eight Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 7LSURutgersNew YorkL 25–0 November 10LSUAlabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 47–3 November 11 Tulane Auburn Montgomery, AlabamaAUB 19–0 November 11 ClemsonThe Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, South CarolinaW 18–0 November 11Mississippi CollegeFlorida Plant Field • Tampa, FloridaW 58–0 4,000 November 11GeorgiaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia T 6–6 November 11GeorgetownGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaW 19–7 November 11HendrixOle Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 13–7 November 11North CarolinaVMIRichmond, Virginia W 9–7 November 11North Carolina StateVPINorfolk, VirginiaVPI 24–06,000 November 11Mississippi A&MTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 31–3 November 11KentuckyVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 9–012,000 November 11Washington & LeeCentreLouisville, KentuckyL 27–6
Week Nine