1922 Southern Conference football season

August 2023 1922 Southern Conference football season College football NCAA Regular Season VanderbiltGeorgia TechNorth Carolina 20 September 23, 1922through December 2, 1922 Football 1923 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.http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/champs/Southern.txt Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation July 23, 2015 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 http://wilson.engr.wisc.edu/rsfc/oth_sites/rate/berryman-champs.pdf QPRS American College Football National Champions Clyde Berryman http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/aub/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/20140421_ncaa_champions.pdf Official 2013 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records Book 76–77 The National Collegiate Athletic Association 2017-01-07 2014-10-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20141023035512/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/aub/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/20140421_ncaa_champions.pdf dead 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,https://books.google.com/books?id=4YzlAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA153 Outing: Sport, Adventure, Travel, Fiction 1922 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. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19550116&id=lg0wAAAAIBAJ&pg=1645,6354628 Auburn's Gator Bowl Champs Rated Among Top Tiger Teams Ocala Star-Banner January 16, 1955 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 gamehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/southern/1922.html 1922 Southern Conference Year Summary 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 1922 Season http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/22-m-footbl-recaps.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20180912130942/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/22-m-footbl-recaps.pdf September 12, 2018 dead 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 Woodruff 1928 188 September 30 Oglethorpe Georgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaW 31–6 Woodruff 1928 186September 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 Woodruff 1928 187September 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 Woodruff 1928 191October 7 Ole Miss Centre Cheek Field • Danville, Kentucky L 55–0 October 7NewberryClemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 57–0 http://tigerprints.clemson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1379&context=tiger_newspaper Tigers Wallop Newberry Indians October 11, 1922 18 The Tiger October 7FurmanFlorida Fleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaL 7–6 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028291/00366 Florida Loses Initial Game To Furman By Close Score of 7-6 In Hard Fought Battle Saturday Florida Alligator October 1, 1922October 7GeorgiaChicagoStagg Field • Chicago L 20–0 18,000 Woodruff 1928 189 October 7 Davidson Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta W 19–0 Woodruff 1928 190 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 http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=W5EI4FONMTM1ODMzMzEzNy4zMDY4Njk6MToxNToxMzIuMTk4LjIyNC4yMDk&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=8&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=8&p_docnum=1&p_docref=v2:11210D409F608820@EANX-117BC6B1C2D2CB28@2423336-117BC6B290F53790@25-117BC6B645AC0E90@Vandy+Defeats+Arkansas+Team.+Although+Playing+Slovenly+Ball%2C+Commodores+Win+by+33-0 Vandy Defeats Arkansas Team. The Macon Daily Telegraph October 8, 1922Woodruff 1928 194October 7VirginiaPrincetonPalmer Stadium • Princeton, New Jersey L 5–0 Woodruff 1928 193October 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 Woodruff 1928 196 October 14 FloridaRollinsOrlando, Florida W 19–0 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028291/00367 Florida Alligator Gators Outclass Rollins; Score Three Touchdowns Game Was Played In Rain October 15, 1922October 14 GeorgiaFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South Carolina W 7–0 Woodruff 1928 195 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 Woodruff 1928 199October 14 South CarolinaNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC 10–7 Woodruff 1928 197October 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 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1873197002.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+15%2C+1922&author=SAM+GREENE&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=21&desc=Michigan+And+Vanderbitt+Play+To+Scoreless+Tie+In+Commodores%27+Stadium. https://archive.today/20130104170555/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1873197002.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+15,+1922&author=SAM+GREENE&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=21&desc=Michigan+And+Vanderbitt+Play+To+Scoreless+Tie+In+Commodores'+Stadium. dead January 4, 2013 Detroit Free Press Michigan and Vanderbilt play to Scoreless Tie In Commodores' Stadium: Southerns Spring Surprise on Rivals Sam S. Greene Sam Greene (sportswriter) October 15, 1922October 14 RichmondVirginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 14–6 October 142:30 p. m. CentreVPI Mayo Island Park • Richmond, VirginiaL 10–612,500 Prayin' Colonels Defeat Tech in Last Period Spurt After Being Played Off Their Feet http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RTD19221015.1.1&e=------192-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1922--# Library of Virginia Richmond Times-Dispatch October 15, 1922 1 December 23, 2015October 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 Woodruff 1928 200October 21 American LegionFlorida Tampa, FloridaW 14–0 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028291/00368 Florida Alligator October 21, 1922 Gators Take Third Game From State Legion team In Tampa By 14-0 Score October 21 Tennessee Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia UGA 7–3 October 21 Georgia Tech NavyWorden Field • Annapolis, Maryland L 13–0 Woodruff 1928 199October 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 Plucky Wildcats Fight Virginia Techmen To A 7–7 Draw And Uphold The Time Honored Glory Of Sprunt Athletic Field http://library.davidson.edu/archives/davidsonian/PDFs/19221026.pdf Davidson College The Davidsonian October 26, 1922 1 February 3, 2016October 21 Washington & LeeWest VirginiaLaidley Field • Charleston, West VirginiaT 12–12 Woodruff 1928 203 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 Woodruff 1928 205 October 28Fort BenningAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, Alabama W 30–0 October 28 HowardFlorida Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida W 57–0 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028291/00369 Florida Alligator Gators Swamp Howard Team; Score Is 58 to 0 October 28, 1922 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 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6676745/the_tennessean/ The Tennessean Blinkey Horn Rountree's Brilliant Runs Helps Vandy Subs to Conquer Mercer Team October 29, 1922 10 September 18, 2016 Newspapers.com 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 Woodruff 1928 206November 4 Clemson Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta GT 21–7 Woodruff 1928 212November 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 Woodruff 1928 208 November 4DavidsonNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina W 15–0 Woodruff 1928 213November 4OuachitaMississippi A&M Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MississippiT 7–7 November 4SewaneeSouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina L 7–6 Woodruff 1928 209November 4VanderbiltTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee VAN 14–67,000 Woodruff 1928 211November 4Washington & LeeVirginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 22–6 Woodruff 1928 207 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 Woodruff 1928 215 November 11 ClemsonThe Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, South CarolinaW 18–0 November 11Mississippi CollegeFlorida Plant Field • Tampa, FloridaW 58–0 4,000Woodruff 1928 219 November 11GeorgiaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia T 6–6 Woodruff 1928 214November 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 Virginia Tech Romps on Tarheel Opponents http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RTD19221112.1.47&e=------192-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1922-- Library of Virginia Richmond Times-Dispatch November 12, 1922 December 23, 2015November 11Mississippi A&MTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 31–3 November 11KentuckyVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 9–012,000 Woodruff 1928 216November 11Washington & LeeCentreLouisville, KentuckyL 27–6 Woodruff 1928 217 Week Nine Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference November 16 The CitadelSouth Carolina County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South CarolinaW 13–0 November 18 CentreAuburnRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaW 6–0 November 18 ErskineClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 52–0 November 18 AlabamaKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky UK 6–0 November 18 FloridaTulane Second Tulane Stadium • New OrleansFLA 27–66,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3055281/the_atlanta_constitution/ Atlanta Constitution August 20, 2015 Newspapers.com Heavy Florida Team Batters Down Tulane's Defense and Wins, 27-6 November 19, 1922 3 November 18 North Carolina StateGeorgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta GT 17–0 Woodruff 1928 218November 18 MarylandJohns HopkinsBaltimore, Maryland W 3–0 November 18 Ole MissTennessee Medical CollegeMemphis, TennesseeL 32–0 November 18 Mississippi A&MLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana MSA&M 7–0 November 18 DavidsonNorth Carolina Charlotte, North CarolinaW 20–6 November 18 SewaneeTennesseeChamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TennesseeW 18–7 Woodruff 1928 223November 183:00 p. m. Vanderbilt GeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, Georgia VAN 12–0 "Vanderbilt Defeats the University of Georgia." Charlotte Sunday Observer 19 Nov. 1922: 2.November 18 VirginiaWest Virginia WVU Athletic Field • Morgantown, West Virginia L 13–0 November 18 VPIWashington & LeeLynchburg, VirginiaVPI 41–6 Week Ten Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 25 GeorgiaAlabama Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaALA 10–6 November 25 ClemsonFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South Carolina L 20–6 Woodruff 1928 225 November 25 Florida OglethorpeAtlanta W 12–0 Woodruff 1928 224November 25 MarylandCatholicWashington, D. C. W 54–0 November 25 DrakeMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi L 48–6 November 25 Ole MissFort BenningColumbus, GeorgiaL 14–13 November 25 North Carolina StateWake Forest Wake Forest, North CarolinaW 32–0 November 252:00 p. m. SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 26–020,000 The Sewanee Purple Sewanee Loses To Vanderbilt, 26-0 December 14, 1922 11005/1158 Week Eleven Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference November 30 Mississippi A&MAlabama Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama ALA 59–0 November 30 Auburn Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta GT 14–6 Woodruff 1928 226November 30 TulaneLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana LSU 25–14 http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm/ref/collection/LSU_SCE/id/146 LSU student kneeling at Tulane University "goat grave" louisdl.louislibraries.org 2017-01-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20170202071106/http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm/ref/collection/LSU_SCE/id/146 2017-02-02 dead November 30 MarylandNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina MD 7–6 Woodruff 1928 228November 30 Ole MissMillsaps Jackson, MississippiW 19–7 November 30 North CarolinaVirginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia UNC 10–7 Woodruff 1928 227November 30 KentuckyTennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee TENN 14–7 November 30 South CarolinaCentre Danville, KentuckyL 42–0 November 302:30 p. m.VMIVPIRoanoke, VirginiaW 7–3 15,000Techs Lick Cadets in Thrilling Game http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RTD19221201.1.1&e=------192-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1922-- Library of Virginia Richmond Times-Dispatch December 1, 1922 1 December 23, 2015November 30 Washington & LeeJohns HopkinsBaltimore, Maryland W 14–0 December 2 ClemsonFloridaJacksonville, FloridaFLA 47–14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3117994/the_atlanta_constitution/ 3 Atlanta Constitution University of Florida Wins Over Clemson, But Tigers Score Twice December 3, 1922 August 30, 2015 Newspapers.com Awards and honors All-Americans 1922 College Football All-America Team E – Lynn Bomar, Vanderbilt (WC-2; WE-3 [tackle]; BE; FM-1) T – Joe Bennett, Georgia (BE) G – Oscar Davis, Georgia Tech (LP-1; BE) QB – Doc Kuhn, Vanderbilt (BE) HB – Red Barron, Georgia Tech (WC-2 [fb]; BE; FM-2) FB – John Fletcher, Georgia (BE) All-Southern team 1922 College Football 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:https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1997638/the_atlanta_constitution/ Atlanta Constitution Al Staton, Davis, Whelchel Frye, Roberts, Covington, Bennett, Fletcher Picked December 10, 1922 3 March 16, 2015 Newspapers.com Cliff Wheatley PositionNameFirst-team selectorsTeamQBHerb CovingtonAJCentreHBRed BarronAJGeorgia TechHBJohn ShireyAJAuburnFBJohn FletcherAJGeorgiaELynn BomarAJVanderbiltTAlbert StatonAJGeorgia TechGOscar DavisAJGeorgia TechCClaire FryeAJGeorgia TechGPuss WhelchelAJGeorgiaTJoe BennettAJGeorgiaERed RobertsAJCentre See also 1922 Michigan vs. Vanderbilt football game 1922 Alabama vs. Penn football game References 30em A History of Southern Football 1890–1928 Woodruff Fuzzy 1928 2