1922 Davidson Wildcats football team

The 1922 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College as an independent during the 1922 college football season. In their third year under head coach H. M. Grey, the team compiled a 2–6–2 record.[1]

1922 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6–2
Head coach
Home stadiumSprunt Field
Seasons
← 1921
1923 →
1922 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia     10 0 1
Tennessee Docs     7 0 1
Western Kentucky State Normal     9 1 0
Trinity (NC)     7 2 1
VMI     7 2 0
Richmond     6 2 1
West Tennessee State Normal     5 2 3
Navy     5 2 0
Delaware     6 3 0
William & Mary     6 3 0
Georgetown     6 3 1
Marion     5 4 1
East Tennessee     5 4 0
Marshall     5 4 0
Roanoke     5 4 0
Texas Mines     5 4 0
Loyola (LA)     4 3 1
Spring Hill     4 4 0
Sam Houston Normal     3 4 0
Wake Forest     3 5 2
Davidson     2 6 2
Catholic University     2 6 0
George Washington     2 6 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     2 6 0
Mississippi Normal     2 6 0
Louisville     2 7 0
Birmingham–Southern     1 6 1
Erskine     0 8 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Elon
W 24–0[2]
September 29at PresbyterianClinton, SCL 7–81,300[3]
October 7at Georgia TechL 0–19[4]
October 14vs. Wake ForestT 6–64,000[5]
October 21VPI 
  • Sprunt Field
  • Davidson, NC
T 7–73,000[6]
October 28vs. Trinity (NC)L 0–124,000[7]
November 4at NC StateL 0–15[8]
November 11vs. Wofford
  • Wearn Field
  • Charlotte, NC
W 34–0[9]
November 18vs. North Carolina
  • Wearn Field
  • Charlotte, NC
L 6–297,500[10]
November 30at Furman
L 10–13[11]
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1922 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ragged game results in Davidson victory over Elon College". Charlotte Sunday Observer. September 24, 1922. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Blue Stockings down Davidson". The State. September 30, 1922. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Davidson holds Yellow Jackets to 19-to-0 score". The Atlanta Constitution. October 8, 1922. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "4,000 people see Wake Forest hold Davidson to 6–6 tie". The Charlotte News. October 15, 1922. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Plucky Wildcats fight Virginia Techmen to a 7–7 draw and uphold the time honored glory of Sprunt Athletic Field" (PDF). The Davidsonian. Davidson College. October 26, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "Trinity beats Davidson 12–0". Greensboro Daily News. October 29, 1922. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State downs Davidson with both aggregations playing well below par". The News & Observer. November 5, 1922. p. 14. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Davidson showing fine form runs rough-shod over Wofford Terriers". Charlotte Sunday Observer. November 12, 1922. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Davidson routed, 29–6". The Charlotte News. November 12, 1922. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Purple Hurricane defeats Wildcats in great battle 13–10 score". The Greenville News. December 1, 1922. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.