1922 Auburn Tigers football team

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]

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

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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