1922 Vanderbilt

8–⁠0–⁠1 (4–⁠0 Southern Conference), coached by Dan McGugin.

Vanderbilt, 1922
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1922, game by game: won vs. Middle Tennessee 38–0; won vs. Henderson State 33–0; tied vs. Michigan 0–0; won at Texas 20–10; won vs. Mercer 25–0; won at Tennessee 14–6; won vs. Kentucky 9–0; won at Georgia 12–0; won vs. Sewanee 26–0+38Won 38–0 vs. Middle Tennessee+38Middle TennesseeWon 33–0 vs. Henderson State+33Henderson StateTied 0–0 vs. Michigan0MichiganWon 20–10 at Texas+10TexasWon 25–0 vs. Mercer+25MercerWon 14–6 at Tennessee+8TennesseeWon 9–0 vs. Kentucky+9KentuckyWon 12–0 at Georgia+12GeorgiaWon 26–0 vs. Sewanee+26Sewanee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sewanee 26–⁠0; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Southern Conference champions4–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Georgia Tech and North Carolina

Record
8–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0 shared first in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
177–⁠16
Coach
Dan McGugin
Elo
1709 +105 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
15.3 No. 17 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jess Neely
Offense
Short punt

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.