1922 Auburn Tigers football team

1922 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	8–2 (2–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike Donahue (18th season)
Base defense	7–2–2
Captain	John Shirey
Home stadium	Drake Field Rickwood Field Cramton Bowl
Seasons ←  1921 1923  →

1922 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Carolina +	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Georgia Tech +	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Vanderbilt * +	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
VPI	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Florida	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Auburn	2	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Alabama	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Virginia	1	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Mississippi A&M	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	2
Kentucky	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Clemson	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
LSU	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Georgia	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Tulane	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
South Carolina	0	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
NC State	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions * – co-member of SIAA

The 1922 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1922 college football season. It was the Tigers' 31st overall and they competed as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The team was led by head coach Mike Donahue, in his 18th year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2 overall, 2–1 in the SoCon). It was considered one of best teams Auburn turned out in the first half of the 20th century. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Marion *	Drake Field Auburn, AL	W 61–0		[2]
September 30	at Howard (AL) *	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	W 72–0		[3]
October 7	Spring Hill *	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 19–6		[4]
October 14	at Army *	The Plain West Point, NY	L 6–19		[5]
October 21	Mercer *	Drake Field Auburn, AL	W 50–6		[6]
October 28	Fort Benning *	Drake Field Auburn, AL	W 30–0		[7]
November 4	vs. Georgia	Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA (rivalry)	W 7–3		[8]
November 11	Tulane	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (rivalry)	W 19–0	8,000	[9]
November 18	Centre *	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	W 6–0		[10]
November 30	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 6–14	26,000	[11] [12]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. see "Auburn's Gator Bowl Champs Rated Among Top Tiger Teams". Ocala Star-Banner. January 16, 1955.
2. "Tigers swamps Marion in opening gridiron game of 1922 season". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 24, 1922. Retrieved August 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Auburn shows fine early season form against Bulldogs". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 1, 1922. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Scored on, Auburn fights Spring Hill with vengeance". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 8, 1922. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "West Point Cadets defeat Auburn, 19 to 6". New York Tribune. October 15, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Auburn tramples upon Mercer for a 50 to 7 victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 22, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Infantry downed by fierce attack of Auburn Tiger". The Columbus Enquirer-Sun. October 29, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Auburn scores late to beat Georgia 7–3". The Commercial Appeal. November 5, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Plainsmen easily win from Tulane". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1922. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Auburn wins clean cut victory over Centre". The Birmingham News. November 19, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Auburn's championship hopes wrecked by mighty Tech machine in 14–6 battle". Birmingham Age-Herald. December 1, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Plainsmen Bow Before Tech Eleven By Score of 14 to 6 In Annual Turkey Day Game". Asheville Citizen-Times. December 1, 1922. p. 10. Retrieved May 6, 2016– via Newspapers.com.
13. 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
14. "1922 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.