1922 Centre Praying Colonels football team

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1922 Centre Praying Colonels football
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ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1922 record8–2 (1–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumCheek Field
Uniform
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Seasons
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1922 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt* 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Presbyterian 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Centre 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 0 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Chattanooga 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Western Kentucky 1 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Millsaps 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Mercer 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Transylvania 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Howard (AL) 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 2
Louisville 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Wofford 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Oglethorpe 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SoCon

The 1922 Centre Praying Colonels football team represented Centre College in the 1922 college football season. The Praying Colonels scored 296 points while allowing 52 points and finished 8–2–0.[1][2] The season featured handing V. P. I its only loss of the season,[3] and a big upset in the South when the Colonels lost to the Auburn Tigers.

James "Red" Roberts (at both end and tackle), Ed Kubale (center) and Herb Covington (quarterback) were named to the 1922 College Football All-America Team.[4]

Before the season[]

McMillin, Armstrong, James, Murphy, and Cregor graduated.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Carson–Newman*
W 72–0
September 30at Clemson*
W 21–0
October 7Ole Miss*
  • Cheek Field
  • Danville, KY
W 55–0
October 14at VPI*
W 10–612,500[5]
October 21at Harvard*
L 10–24
October 28Louisville
  • Cheek Field
  • Danville, KY
W 32–7[6]
November 4at Kentucky*
W 27–3
November 11Washington and Lee*Louisville, KYW 27–6
November 18at Auburn*
L 0–6
November 30South Carolina*
  • Cheek Field
  • Danville, KY
W 42–0
  • *Non-conference game

[2][7]

References[]

  1. ^ 1922 Centre College football scores Archived 2000-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b John Y. Brown, The Legend of the Praying Colonels, J. Marvin Gray & Associates, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky
  3. ^ "Gobblers Excel Centre Every Way, Except In Score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 15, 1922.
  4. ^ W. C. Alcock (February 21, 1940). "Sport Scope". The Advocate-Messenger. p. 2. Retrieved May 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. ^ "Prayin' Colonels Defeat Tech in Last Period Spurt After Being Played Off Their Feet". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 15, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  6. ^ "Cards Easy For Centre: Covington Sets New World's Record By Drop-kicking Six Goals". The Courier-Journal. October 29, 1922. pp. VI-1, VI-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ 1923 Centre College football scores Archived 2000-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
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