South Carolina at Centre
Thursday, November 30, 1922 Share
Centre beat South Carolina 42–0. It was their first meeting; after it, Centre led the series 1–0.
Final
In the newspapers

South Bend news-times, South Bend, Ind., December 1, 1922, page 15
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CENTRE RUNS UP IL TO O SCORE ON CAROLINA ELEVEN Praying Colonies” Close Sea. son by Victory Over South Carolina Team. DANVILLE, Ky. Nov. 3O-CBy A. PD-The Centre Praying Colonies closed the season here today by admlnistering a – to defeat TO the University OF South Carolina South Carolina never was in striking dis lance OF the Centre goal and only made first downs in the first ana final quarters. Centre relied with complete sue cess on the overhead game, COM pieting IA forward passes for a to- Ia! Of 247 yards gained. South Carolima tried two passes. Both were in tercepted. The first quarter passed without score by either side The Colonies hit their stride in the second quarter, however. with three touchdowns Covington through right tackle, Iudgins around left end and Roberts through left tackle. Goal was kicked for each touchdown one Of the most sensational runs Of the game came in this period when Thomasson ran SO yards on an intercepted pass. Centre added seven points in the third period on touchdown through left tackle by Tanner, Roberts kicking goal Two touchdowns. Snowday on a forward pass, received beyond the goal line, and Cecil on pass, with goals in the final period completed the tally. Roberts tried two drop kicks from the So yard llne’ in this period but both missed by narrow margins. Lineup and summary: South Carolina Centre Cocker Recommendations. Lemon Left End Waite ......, ~..... ShadoaD Left Tackle Mcmillan .............. G. Jones Left Guard wheeler .............. kubale Center lAShtSey ............... GOrdy Right Guard Simmons ....--.... ........ CregOr Right Tackle Meyer ....--...... Snowday Right End Fulton ............... Covinston Quarterback Slzemore ............... Hudgins Right Halfback Holland ............... Thona sSon Left Halfback. Amos .-.-.......- Roberts FlIlTbapk

The New York herald, December 1, 1922, page 14
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Centre, Using Aerial Game, Smothers South Carolina DANvILIE. KY. Nov 30.--Centre Col lege smothered University of South Carolima. AZ to 0. in Kentucky’s premier Thanksgiving football game here to-day. Centre used the aerial game most effectively. and completed fourteen for ward passes for an average gain of seventeen yards. Centres score represented six touch downs with goal kicked safely for each. Lemon kicked four goals after touchdown, and Capt. Roberts accounted for the remaining two. In the final period Centre marked UP two touch downs. Snoddy scored the first on a forward pass. received beyond the goal line. and forty-two yard pass, Coving to Cecil, was responsible for the second. In this quarter Roberts attempted two dropkicks from the 5S yard line, but both went wide by few inches. Three spectacular runs by Covington featured the final period, the longest for forty-five yards.

New-York tribune, New York, December 1, 1922, page 12
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Centre Team Smothers South Carolina, ~ to . DANvILLE, Ky, Nov. 80. - Centre College smothsred University OF South Carolina BY a score Of ~ to 0 in Ken tueky’s premier Thanksgiving football game here to-day. Centre used the aerial game mos. effectively, and COM pleted fourteen forward passes for an average gain OF seventeen yards. Centres scoro represented six touch downs, with goal kicked safely for each. Lemon kicked four goals after touch down and Captain Roberts accounted Tor tha remaining two. Three speetaeular runs By Covington featured the final period. the longest, for fOrty-hTe yards.

Evening star, December 1, 1922, page 30
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EASY WIN FOR CENTRE. DANVILLE. KY. December len tire College smothered South Carolina. 42 to 0. in Kentucky’s premier Thanksgiving foot ball. Centre used the aerial game most effectively and completed fourteen forward passes for an average gain of II yards. Cen tres score represented six touchdowns with goal kicked from each. Lemon kicked four goals after touchdown and Capt. Roberts accounted for the remaining two.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Centre 76% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every South Carolina–Centre gameCentre leads 2–1 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.
| 1931 | Centre 9, South Carolina 7 | |
| 1925 | South Carolina 20, Centre 0 | |
| 1922 | Centre 42, South Carolina 0 |
Around this game
South Carolina
- Next gamevs. ErskineSept. 29, 1923
- SeasonSouth Carolina in 1922
- ProgramSouth Carolina history and records
Centre
- Next gamevs. Carson NewmanOct. 6, 1923
- SeasonCentre in 1922
- ProgramCentre history and records
