1922 Georgia

5–⁠4–⁠1 (1–⁠3–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Herman Stegeman.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1922, game by game: won vs. Newberry 82–13; won vs. Mercer 41–0; lost at Chicago 0–20; won at Furman 7–0; won vs. Tennessee 7–3; won vs. Oglethorpe 26–6; lost at Auburn 3–7; tied at Virginia 6–6; lost vs. Vanderbilt 0–12; lost at Alabama 6–10+69−20Won 82–13 vs. Newberry+69NewberryWon 41–0 vs. Mercer+41MercerLost 0–20 at Chicago-20ChicagoWon 7–0 at Furman+7FurmanWon 7–3 vs. Tennessee+4TennesseeWon 26–6 vs. Oglethorpe+20OglethorpeLost 3–7 at Auburn-4AuburnTied 6–6 at Virginia0VirginiaLost 0–12 vs. Vanderbilt-12VanderbiltLost 6–10 at Alabama-4Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsNewberryW 82–⁠1384%
Sep 30vsMercerW 41–⁠085%
Oct 7atChicagoL 0–⁠2050%
Oct 14atFurmanW 7–⁠045%
Oct 21vsTennesseeW 7–⁠365%
Oct 28vsOglethorpeW 26–⁠686%
Nov 4atAuburnL 3–⁠752%
Nov 11atVirginiaT 6–⁠657%
Nov 18vsVanderbiltL 0–⁠1250%
Nov 25atAlabamaL 6–⁠1052%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 10–⁠6; tied for 16th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠3–⁠1 tied for 16th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
178–⁠77
Coach
Herman Stegeman
Elo
1575 −28 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.2 No. 54 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Hugh Whelchel

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.