1922 Trinity Blue Devils football team

1922 Trinity Blue Devils football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
CaptainTom Neal
Seasons
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1922 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia   –   10 – 0 – 1
Tennessee Docs   –   7 – 0 – 1
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   9 – 1 – 0
Trinity (NC)   –   7 – 2 – 1
VMI   –   7 – 2 – 0
Richmond   –   6 – 2 – 1
West Tennessee State Normal   –   5 – 2 – 3
Navy   –   5 – 2 – 0
Delaware   –   6 – 3 – 0
William & Mary   –   6 – 3 – 0
Georgetown   –   6 – 3 – 1
Marion   –   5 – 4 – 1
East Tennessee   –   5 – 4 – 0
Marshall   –   5 – 4 – 0
Roanoke   –   5 – 4 – 0
Texas Mines   –   5 – 4 – 0
Loyola (LA)   –   4 – 3 – 1
Spring Hill   –   4 – 4 – 0
Sam Houston Normal   –   3 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest   –   3 – 5 – 2
Davidson   –   2 – 6 – 2
Catholic University   –   2 – 6 – 0
George Washington   –   2 – 6 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   2 – 6 – 0
Mississippi Normal   –   2 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   2 – 7 – 0
Birmingham–Southern   –   1 – 6 – 1
Erskine   –   0 – 8 – 0

The 1922 Trinity Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Trinity College (later renamed Duke University) as an independent during the 1922 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Herman Steiner, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 156 to 57. The team shut out five opponents: Guilford (43–0), Hampden–Sydney (27–0), Davidson (12–0), Wake Forest (3–0), and Wofford (26–0). Tom Neal was the team captain.[1][2] According to the university, this was the first season in which the team was called the Blue Devils (having been previously known unofficially as the Blue and White). The name was introduced by The Trinity Chronicle, the school's student newspaper, and slowly gained acceptance over the following years.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Guilford
W 43–0[4]
October 7Hampden–Sydney
  • Hanes Field
  • Durham, NC
W 27–0[5]
October 12at North Carolina
L 0–20[6]
October 21vs. William & Mary
L 7–13[7]
October 28vs. Davidson
W 12–0[8]
November 4Oglethorpe
  • Hanes Field
  • Durham, NC
W 7–6[9]
November 11vs. Wake ForestRaleigh, NCW 3–0[10]
November 17Presbyterian
  • Hanes Field
  • Durham, NC
T 6–6[11]
November 25Randolph–Macon
  • Hanes Field
  • Durham, NC
W 25–12[12]
November 30Wofford
  • Hanes Field
  • Durham, NC
W 26–0[13]

References

  1. ^ "1922 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Duke Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Duke University. 2016. p. 95. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Story of the Blue Devil". Duke Athletics. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Trinity squad beats Guilford by 43 to 0". Greensboro Daily News. October 1, 1922. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Trinity blanks Hampden–Sidney". The Virginian-Pilot. October 8, 1922. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "North Carolina downs Trinity". The State. October 13, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Potts, Bill (October 22, 1922). "William And Mary Eleven Is Revenged On Tar Heels For Defeat Last Year". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. p. 20. Retrieved May 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Trinity beats Davidson 12–0". Greensboro Daily News. October 29, 1922. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Trinity wins by closest margin". The News and Observer. November 5, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Trinity Prepared For Big Battle in Raleigh". Durham Morning Herald. Durham, North Carolina. November 11, 1922. p. 16. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Trinity and P.C. played to 6–6 tie on yesterday". The Charlotte Observer. November 18, 1922. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Trinity College wins over Randolph–Macon". The Roanoke Times. November 26, 1922. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Trinity downs Wofford 26–0". The Greenville News. December 1, 1922. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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