1922 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team
| 1922 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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SoCon co-champion | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| 1922 record | 7–2 (4–0 SoCon) |
| Head coach | William Alexander (3rd year) |
| Offensive scheme | Jump shift |
| Captain | John McIntyre |
| Home stadium | Grant Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt* + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1922 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team[note 1] represented the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1922 college football season. The Tornado was coached by William Alexander in his 3rd year as head coach, compiling a record of 7–2 (4–0 SoCon) and outscoring opponents 157 to 59.
Red Barron made Walter Camp's second-team All-America.
Before the season
1922 is the first season of the new Southern Conference, and freshmen were barred from play.[3][4]
In the line, at either end one finds brothers John and Al Staton. At guard was Oscar Davis, who with Barron was later named to an All-Tech Alexander era team.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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| September 30 | Oglethorpe* | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 31–6 | ||||||
| October 7 | Davidson* | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 19–0 | ||||||
| October 14 | Alabama | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 33–7 | ||||||
| October 21 | at Navy* | Worden Field • Annapolis, MD | L 0–13 | ||||||
| October 28 | Notre Dame* | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | L 3–13 | ||||||
| November 4 | Clemson | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry) | W 21–7 | ||||||
| November 11 | Georgetown* | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 19–7 | ||||||
| November 18 | NC State | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 17–0 | ||||||
| November 30 | Auburn | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry) | W 14–6 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
Season summary
Oglethorpe
Sources:[7] |
The season opened with a 31–6 defeat over the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels.[7] Red Barron scored two touchdowns, and Oglethorpe's Adrian Maurer had a 90-yard touchdown run.[7]
The starting lineup was J. Staton (left end), Johnson (left tackle), McIntyre (left guard), Frye (center), Davis (right guard), Lyman (right tackle), A. Staton (right end), McDonough (quarterback), Barron (left halfback), Brewster (right halfback), Hunt (fullback).[7]
Davidson
In the second week of play, Tech beat the Davidson Wildcats 19–0.
Alabama
Tech defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide 33–7. Alabama's score came when Country Oliver returned a kickoff 95 yards.[8]
Navy
Red Barron played well in the 13–0 loss to the Navy Midshipmen.[9]
The starting lineup was J. Staton (left end), Connell (left tackle), McIntyre (left guard), Frye (center), Davis (right guard), A. Staton (right tackle), Mitchell (right end), McDonough (quarterback), Barron (left halfback), McWhorter (right halfback), Hunt (fullback).[9]
Notre Dame
Tech played Knute Rockne's Notre Dame Fighting Irish for the first time. The Four Horsemen were sophomores playing their first year on the varsity, and beat Tech 13–3.[10][11] The Irish stopped Red Barron.[12]
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Clemson
The Clemson Tigers were defeated 21–7.
Georgetown
Sources:[13] |
Tech's backfield starred in a 19–7 defeat of the Georgetown Hilltoppers. Jack McDonough scored two touchdowns and Brewster another.[14] Flavin scored for Georgetown.[14]
The starting lineup was J. Staton (left end), Usry (left tackle), McIntyre (left guard), Frye (center), Davis (right guard), A. Staton (right tackle), Mitchell (right end), McDonough (quarterback), Barron (left halfback), Brewster (right halfback), Hunt (fullback).[14]
NC State
The Tornado shutout the NC State Wolfpack 17–0.
Auburn
Sources:[13] |
Tech beat coach Mike Donahue's rival Auburn Tigers to secure a share of the SoCon championship. The 1922 team is considered one of Auburn's greatest football teams,[15] and they had lost only to undefeated Army. Still Tech held the Tigers without a first down in the second and third periods.[13] Ed Sherling scored Auburn's touchdown on a 16-yard rush.[13]
The starting lineup was J. Staton (left end), Usry (left tackle), McIntyre (left guard), Frye (center), Davis (right guard), Lyman (right tackle), A. Staton (right end), McDonough (quarterback), Barron (left halfback), Brewster (right halfback), Hunt (fullback).[13]
Postseason
Red Barron and Vanderbilt's Lynn Bomar were the only unanimous All-Southern selections.[16]
Notes
- ↑ Although Georgia Tech's teams are officially known as the "Yellow Jackets", northern writers called the team the "Golden Tornado" in 1917; the name was commonly used until 1928 and for many years afterwards as an alternate nickname.[1] It may have been coined by Morgan Blake.[2]
Endnotes
- ↑ Van Brimmer & Rice 2011, p. 147
- ↑ "Golden Tornadoes". Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Drastic Rules Are Adopted By New Southern Conference To Keep College Sports Clean". The Atlanta Constitution. February 27, 1921. p. 2. Retrieved August 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Vanderbilt to Pick Grid Team From 23 Candidates". Atlanta Constitution. July 18, 1922. p. 13. Retrieved March 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geot/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/HONORS.pdf
- ↑ "1922 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
- 1 2 3 4 "Golden Tornado Sweeps Thru Oglethorpe; Wins". The Tennessean. October 1, 1922. p. 13. Retrieved June 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/22-m-footbl-recaps.pdf
- 1 2 "Georgia Tech Is Beaten By Middies, 13-0, Before 20,000". The Washington Times. October 22, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved June 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Epic defines Georgia Tech-Notre Dame series". savannahnow.com.
- ↑ "Irish Insider: ND-GT series history is rich in tradition // The Observer". The Observer.
- ↑ http://archives.nd.edu/Football/Football-1922s.pdf
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Plainsmen Bow Before Tech Eleven By Score of 14 to 6 In Annual Turkey Day Game". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 10. Retrieved May 6, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 "Golden Tornado Rips The Georgetown Line". Greensboro Daily News. November 12, 1922. p. 29. Retrieved June 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ cf. "Auburn's Gator Bowl Champs Rated Among Top Tiger Teams". Ocala Star-Banner. January 16, 1955.
- ↑ "All-Southern Grid Warriors Chosen By Dixie Coaches". The Spartanburg Herald. December 9, 1922.
References
- Van Brimmer, Adam; Rice, Homer (2011). 100 Things Yellow Jackets Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die. Chicago: Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-61749-703-2.