1922 Auburn

8–⁠2 (2–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Mike Donahue.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1922, game by game: won vs. Marion 61–0; won at Samford 72–0; won vs. Spring Hill 19–6; lost at Army 6–19; won vs. Mercer 50–6; won vs. Fort Benning 30–0; won vs. Georgia 7–3; won vs. Tulane 19–0; won vs. Centre 6–0; lost at Georgia Tech 6–14+72−13Won 61–0 vs. Marion+61MarionWon 72–0 at Samford+72SamfordWon 19–6 vs. Spring Hill+13Spring HillLost 6–19 at Army-13ArmyWon 50–6 vs. Mercer+44MercerWon 30–0 vs. Fort Benning+30Fort BenningWon 7–3 vs. Georgia+4GeorgiaWon 19–0 vs. Tulane+19TulaneWon 6–0 vs. Centre+6CentreLost 6–14 at Georgia Tech-8Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsMarionW 61–⁠094%
Sep 30atSamfordW 72–⁠086%
Oct 7vsSpring HillW 19–⁠681%
Oct 14atArmyL 6–⁠1951%
Oct 21vsMercerW 50–⁠678%
Oct 28vsFort BenningW 30–⁠091%
Nov 4vsGeorgiaW 7–⁠348%
Nov 11vsTulaneW 19–⁠066%
Nov 18vsCentreW 6–⁠046%
Nov 30atGeorgia TechL 6–⁠1438%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 14–⁠6; tied for 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠1 tied for 6th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
276–⁠48
Coach
Mike Donahue
Elo
1608 +59 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.8 No. 45 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Shirey
Defense
7–⁠2–⁠2

1922 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina5–⁠09–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠08–⁠0–⁠1
Georgia Tech4–⁠07–⁠2
Virginia Tech3–⁠08–⁠1–⁠1
Florida2–⁠07–⁠2
Tennessee4–⁠28–⁠2
Auburn2–⁠18–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠26–⁠3
Virginia1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠33–⁠4–⁠2
Washington and Lee1–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠25–⁠4
Maryland1–⁠24–⁠5–⁠1
LSU1–⁠23–⁠7
Georgia1–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Sewanee1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Tulane1–⁠44–⁠4
South Carolina0–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠24–⁠5–⁠1
NC State0–⁠54–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.