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1922 Montana State Bobcats football team
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1922 Montana State Bobcats football 1922 Montana State Bobcat football team.jpg 285px "The 1922 Bobcat Squad" from "The Montanan 1923" Rocky Mountain Conference RMC 4–4 0–1 G. Ott Romney 1st Ray McCarren Gatton Field
The 1922 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State College (later renamed Montana State University) in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1922 college football season. The Bobcats compiled a 4–4 record (0–1 against RMC opponents), finished last in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 128 to 127.Bobcat Record Book 2018 Montana State University 56 https://msubobcats.com/documents/2018/10/4/FB_Guide_2018_Records.pdf The team lost the annual rivalry game to Montana by a 7–6 score on Armistice Day.
The 1922 season was the school's first under head coach Ott Romney. Romney was hired in the fall of 1922 as both the football coach and as head of the Department of Athletics. He attended the University of Utah and transferred to Montana State as a senior.The Montanan 1923, p. 77.
Quarterback Ray McCarren was the team captain.The Montanan 1923, p. 80. McCarren was a senior, studying electrical engineering. He also played for the baseball and basketball teams and served as the Commissioner of Athletics.The Montanan 1923, p.34.
Three players received all-state honors: McCarren at quarterback; Champ Hannon at guard; and Frank Hatfeld at end.The Montanan 1923, p. 92.
Schedule
y y October 3 Billings Athletic Club<ncg> Gatton Field Bozeman, MT W 46–6 Billings A.C. Eleven Easy for the Bobcats The Butte Miner 11 October 4, 1922 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27308741/billings_ac_eleven_easy_for_the/ Newspapers.com October 7 1922 Mount St. Charles Saints Mount St. Charles<ncg> Gatton Field Bozeman, MT W 26–3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/bozeman-daily-chronicle-bobcats-beat-sai/190516796/ The Bozeman Daily Chronicle Bobcats beat Saint Charles October 8, 1922 February 3, 2026 Newspapers.com October 13 Utah Agricultural Gatton Field Bozeman, MT L 6–39 Utah Aggies Defeat State By Speedy Play The Billings Gazette October 14, 1922 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25999212/utah_aggies_defeat_state_by_speedy_play/ Newspapers.com October 21 at North Dakota Agricultural<ncg> Dacotah Field Fargo, ND L 0–54 Montana Bobcats Run Into Grief on Road: Smothered by North Dakota Aggies in Wild 54 to 0 Route at Fargo The Butte Miner October 22, 1922 27 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27309036/montana_bobcats_run_into_grief_on_road/ Newspapers.com October 23 at Billings Polytechnic Institute<ncg> Billings, MT W 34–6 Aggies Beat Billings Polytechnic, 34 to 6 The Daily Missoulian October 24, 1922 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27308969/aggies_beat_billings_polytechnic_34_to/ Newspapers.com October 28 at 1923 Montana Mines Orediggers Montana Mines<ncg> Clark Park Butte, MT W 10–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-butte-miner-bobcats-pass-on-over-min/190517357/ The Butte Miner Bobcats pass on over Miners with a 10 to 0 victory October 29, 1922 February 3, 2026 Newspapers.com November 4 Gonzaga<ncg> Gatton Field Bozeman, MT L 0–12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-anaconda-standard-gonzaga-university/190517534/ The Anaconda Standard Gonzaga University defeats Montana State College by score of 12 to 0 November 5, 1922 February 3, 2026 Newspapers.com November 11 at Montana<ncg> Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry) L 6–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-missoulian-bruins-beat-aggies-by-7-t/174456497/ The Sunday Missoulian Bruins beat Aggies by 7-to-6 score November 12, 1922 February 3, 2026 Newspapers.com
Personnel
Players
The following players played for the 1922 football team:The Montanan 1923, pp. 76, 80-92.
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William Bawden - fullback
John Brittain - center
Clarence Bryan - halfback
Dewey Cashmore - guard
Edward Cates
Alvin Cleveland - guard
Frank Cowan - tackle
Norman DeKay - end
Glenn Fox - halfback
Champ Hannon - guard, all-state 1922
Frank Hatfield - end, all-state 1922
Bruce Hollister - end
Carl Husemeyer - end
Arthur Jorgenson
Leoanrd Jourbert - tacle
Frank Knight - tackle
Donald LeCornu - guard
John Mashin - end, all-state 1920 and 1921
Donald "Scotty" MacDonald - tackle
Ray "Hoss" McCarren - captain, quarterback, all-state 1921 and 1922
Verl McCoy - guard
Tracy McGuin - fullback
Arthur McDonald - halfback, chosen captain for the 1923 team
Kenneth McIvor - center
George Rassley - quarterback
Glenn Sands - guard
Tom Shoebotham - quarterback
Robert Walter - halfback
Staff
Ott Romeny - football coach and director of physical education
George Van Fleet - football manager
Harry McCann - assistant football managerThe Montanan 1923, p. 78.
References
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