1922 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1922 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Conference
1922 record 5–4–1 (1–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach Herman Stegeman
Captain Hugh Whelchel
Home stadium Sanford Field
1922 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Vanderbilt* + 5 0 0     8 0 1
North Carolina + 5 0 0     9 1 0
Georgia Tech + 4 0 0     7 2 0
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 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1922 college football season. The team had an 5–4–1 record[1] and was the first Georgia team to compete in the newly formed Southern Conference, which was formed when a group of teams left the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) after the end of the 1921 season. This was Georgia's third and final season under the guidance of head coach Herman Stegeman, though he remained athletic director.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
1922-09-23 Newberry* Sanford FieldAthens, GA W 82–13  
1922-09-30 Mercer* Sanford Field • Athens W 41–0  
1922-10-07 at Chicago* Stagg FieldChicago, IL L 0–20   18,000
1922-10-14 at Furman* Manly Field • Greenville, SC W 7–0  
1922-10-21 Tennessee Sanford Field • Athens W 7–3  
1922-10-26 Oglethorpe* Sanford Field • Athens W 26–6  
1922-11-04 vs. Auburn McClung StadiumColumbus, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) L 3–7  
1922-11-11 at Virginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VA T 6–6  
1922-11-18 Vanderbiltdagger Sanford Field • Athens L 0–12  
1922-11-25 at Alabama Crampton BowlMontgomery, AL L 6–10  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

Season summary

Newberry

Loren Chester "Teany" Randall scored 19 points on three touchdowns and one PAT.[2]

Mercer

The September 30, 1922 game against Mercer, was the 200th football game played by Georgia. Including the victory over Mercer, Georgia's cumulative record over its first 200 games was 107–72–21, a winning percentage of .588.

Randall scored 29 points in the Mercer game. He had a 1-yard touchdown plunge followed by scores of 74 yards, a 90-yard interception return, and a 34-yard reception Dick Mulvehill and five PATs.[2]

Post season

Tackle Joe Bennett and fullback John Fletcher appear on Billy Evans's All-America, "National Honor Roll".[3] One writer states, "Prior to the 1960s, Bennett is likely Georgia's most outstanding tackle."[4] Guard and captain Hugh Whelchel was All-Southern along with Bennett and Fletcher.

References

  1. "1922 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. 1 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=LdDCq3ybJPwC&pg=PA225
  3. Billy Evans (1922-12-13). "Big Ten Given Eleven Places on Honor Roll: Kirk, Kirke and Goebel Named". The Lima News.
  4. Patrick Garbin. About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. p. 30.
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