1922 Centre Praying Colonels football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1922 Centre Praying Colonels football Centrecircle.svg Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 8–2 1–0 Charley Moran 6th Single-wing Cheek Field 20scentreuniform.png 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 8–2John Y. Brown, The Legend of the Praying Colonels, J. Marvin Gray & Associates, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky The season featured handing V. P. I its only loss of the season,http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RTD19221015.1.39# Richmond Times-Dispatch October 15, 1922 Gobblers Excel Centre Every Way, Except In Score 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.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5399250/the_advocatemessenger/ Sport Scope The Advocate-Messenger 2 February 21, 1940 W. C. Alcock May 27, 2016 Newspapers.com Schedule September 23 w y 1922 Carson–Newman Parsons Carson–Newman Cheek Field Danville, KY 72–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-and-tribune-daddy-moran-cen/136885965/ The Journal and Tribune Daddy Moran, Centre, gives Sonny Moran healthy licking as Carson–Newman loses 72–0 September 24, 1922 December 15, 2023 Newspapers.com September 30 w y y Clemson Riggs Field Calhoun, SC 21–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lexington-herald-centre-smashes-clem/136880183/ The Lexington Herald Centre smashes Clemson College October 1, 1922 December 15, 2023 Newspapers.com October 7 w y Ole Miss Cheek Field Danville, KY 55–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-centre-downs-ole-mis/136884688/ The Atlanta Journal Centre downs Ole Miss 55–0 October 8, 1922 December 15, 2023 Newspapers.com October 14 w y y VPI Mayo Island Park Richmond, VA 10–6 12,500 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, 2015 October 21 l y y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 10–24 50,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-tribune-harvard-defeats-centre/136886108/ New York Tribune Harvard defeats Centre, 24–10, thus winning odd game of 3-year series with Southerners October 22, 1922 December 15, 2023 Newspapers.com October 28 w Louisville Cheek Field Danville, KY 32–7 Cards Easy For Centre: Covington Sets New World's Record By Drop-kicking Six Goals The Courier-Journal October 29, 1922 VI-1, VI-4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47973240/cards-easy-for-centre/ Newspapers.com November 4 w y y Kentucky Stoll Field Lexington, KY rivalry 27–3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-centre-wins-from/136879999/ Birmingham Age-Herald Centre wins from Kentucky Wildcats November 5, 1922 December 15, 2023 Newspapers.com November 11 w y y Washington and Lee Eclipse Park Louisville, KY 27–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/messenger-inquirer-centre-triumphs-over/136881491/ The Owensboro-Inquirer Centre triumphs over W. & L., 27–6 November 12, 1922 December 15, 2023 Newspapers.com November 18 l y y Auburn Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL 0–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-auburn-wins-clean-cu/136873763/ The Birmingham News Auburn wins clean cut victory over Centre November 19, 1922 December 15, 2023 Newspapers.com November 30 w y South Carolina Cheek Field Danville, KY 42–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93458027/centre-downs-south-carolina/ The Courier-Journal Centre downs South Carolina December 1, 1922 January 25, 2022 Newspapers.com Centre College Football Record (1920-1929) https://sc.centre.edu/sc/digital/football_1920.html Centre College January 3, 2026 References Centre Category:Centre Colonels football seasons Centre Praying Colonels football