1922 Centre Praying Colonels football team explained

Year:1922
Team:Centre Praying Colonels
Sport:football
Conference:Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Short Conf:SIAA
Record:8–2
Conf Record:1–0
Head Coach:Charley Moran
Hc Year:6th
Off Scheme:Single-wing
Stadium:Cheek Field
Uniform:20scentreuniform.png

The 1922 Centre Praying Colonels football team represented Centre College in the 1922 college football season. The Praying Colonels scored 296 points while allowing 52 points and finished 8–2–0.[1] [2] The season featured handing V. P. I its only loss of the season,[3] and a big upset in the South when the Colonels lost to the Auburn Tigers.

James "Red" Roberts (at both end and tackle), Ed Kubale (center) and Herb Covington (quarterback) were named to the 1922 College Football All-America Team.[4]

Schedule

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Centre.htm#1922 1922 Centre College football scores
  2. John Y. Brown, The Legend of the Praying Colonels, J. Marvin Gray & Associates, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky
  3. News: Gobblers Excel Centre Every Way, Except In Score. Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 15, 1922.
  4. News: Sport Scope. The Advocate-Messenger. 2. February 21, 1940. W. C. Alcock. May 27, 2016. Newspapers.com.
  5. http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Centre.htm#1923 1923 Centre College football scores