1922 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1922 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as Clemson University—as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1922 college football season. Led by E. J. Stewart in his second and final season as head coach, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, tying for 11th place in the SoCon.[1][2] E. H. Emanuel was the team captain.[3] Clemson's 100th program win came on October 13 against Presbyterian.

1922 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4 (1–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainE. H. Emanuel
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1921
1923 →
1922 Southern Conference football standings
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Centre*L 0–21[4]
October 7Newberry*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 57–0[5]
October 13Presbyterian*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 13–0[6]
October 26at South CarolinaW 3–0[7]
November 4at Georgia TechL 7–21[8]
November 11at The Citadel*W 18–0[9]
November 18Erskine*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 52–0[10]
November 25at Furman*
L 6–20[11]
December 2vs. FloridaL 14–47[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
  2. ^ "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. ^ 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  4. ^ "Centre smashes Clemson College". The Lexington Herald. October 1, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clemson routs Lutheran team". The State. October 8, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "P.C. beaten 13–0 after holding Tigers scoreless until last five minutes". The Greenville News. October 14, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Clemson wins annual contest". The Charlotte Observer. October 27, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia Tech beats Clemson team, 21–7". Greensboro Daily News. November 5, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson takes game from Citadel". The State. November 12, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Clemson outplays Erskine team, 52–0". The Charlotte News. November 19, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Clemson is defeated by Furman 20–6". The Atlanta Journal. November 26, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Florida smothers the Clemson team 47 to 14". The Charlotte Observer. December 3, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.