1922 Santa Clara Missionites football team

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1922 Santa Clara Missionites football
ConferenceIndependent
1922 record4–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMission Field, Ewing Field
Seasons
  1921
1923  
1922 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
La Verne   6 2 2
New Mexico A&M   6 2 0
Arizona   6 3 0
Hawaii   5 1 1
Nevada   5 3 1
Santa Clara   4 4 1
Cal Aggies   3 4 2
Montana   3 4 0
New Mexico   3 4 0
Saint Mary's   3 6 0

The 1922 Santa Clara Missionites football team was an American football team that represented Santa Clara University as an independent during the 1922 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Harry G. Buckingham, the Broncos compiled a 4–4–1 record. [1]

In December 1922, Buckingham resigned as the school's football coach. He cited "complete disagreement with the athletic management" as the reason for his resignation. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Agnetian Club
W 16–0 [3]
September 22San Pedro Submarine Base
  • Mission Field
  • Santa Clara
W 72–0 [4]
September 30at California L 14–45 [5]
October 14at Stanford L 0–7 [6]
October 28 Arizona W 8–7 [7]
November 5vs. Olympic Club
  • Ewing Field
  • San Francisco, CA
L 0–910,000 [8]
November 12Mare Island Marines
  • Mission Field
  • Santa Clara, CA
W 34–7 [9]
November 24at Nevada T 7–7 [10]
November 30vs. Saint Mary's
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
L 7–910,000 [11] [12]

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References

  1. "History of Santa Clara University Football" (PDF). Santa Clara Athletic Media Relations Office. pp. 2–3. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  2. "Buckingham Quits At Santa Clara U". Oakland Tribune. December 28, 1922. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Agnetians Defeated by Santa Clara". Oakland Tribune. September 10, 1922. p. 4D via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Santa Clara Swamps U.S. Submarine Base Football Team by a Count of 74 to 0: Missionites Wade at Will Through Gobs". Oakland Tribune. September 23, 1922. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "California Takes Santa Clara Team Into Camp". Oakland Tribune. October 1, 1922. p. 33 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Joseph R. Hickey (October 15, 1922). "Cards Beat Santa Clara, 7-0: Only Score of Game Made in First Quarter". The San Francisco Chronicle. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  7. R.E. Morgan (October 29, 1922). "Santa Clara Win 8-7 from Wildcat Team". Oakland Tribune. pp. 1D, 2D via Newspapers.com.
  8. Vic Lee (November 6, 1922). "Olympic Club Blanks Santa Clara: 10,000 See Varsity Lose Out by 9 to 0". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. Sports 1, 3 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Santa Clara Beats Marine Eleven, 34-7: Leathernecks Outclassed By Men of Coach Buckingham at All Stages". Oakland Tribune. November 13, 1922. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Nevada and Coast Team Fight To Tie Score". Reno Evening Gazette. November 25, 1922. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "St. Mary's Beats Santa Clara 9 to 7". San Francisco Examiner. December 1, 1922. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  12. Doug Montell (December 1, 1922). "Santa Clara Falls Before Saint Mary's Eleven 9 to 7: St. Mary's Defeats Santa Clara Eleven in Spectacular Game; Madigan's Men Upset Dope to Score 9-7 Win". Oakland Tribune. p. 34 via Newspapers.com.