1922 Wisconsin Badgers football team
| 1922 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1922 record | 4–2–1 (2–2–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | John R. Richards (6th season) |
| Captain | Rollie Williams |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1922 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1922 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 4–2–1 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference, shut out four of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 101 to 22. John R. Richards was in his sixth and final year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]
Quarterback Rollie Williams was the team captain.[3] Tackle Marty Below was selected as a first-team All-American by Norman E. Brown, sports editor of the Central Press Association.[4] Three Wisconsin players received first-team honors on the 1922 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Marty Below, Rollie Williams, and end Gus Tebell.[5][6][7][8][9]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a seating capacity of 14,000.[10] During the 1922 season, the average attendance at home games was 11,075.[11]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | |||||
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| October 7 | Carleton* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 41–0 | ||||||
| October 14 | South Dakota State* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 20–6 | ||||||
| October 21 | Indiana | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 20–0 | ||||||
| November 4 | at Minnesota | Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN | W 14–0 | ||||||
| November 11 | Illinois |
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, IL | L 0–3 | ||||||
| November 18 | at Michigan | Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI | L 6–13 | ||||||
| November 25 | at Chicago | Stagg Field • Chicago, IL | T 0–0 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
References
- 1 2 "1922 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
- 1 2 "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 217. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ↑ Norman E. Brown (1922-12-08). "Below Wins Place on 'All-American' Eleven Selected by Prominent Sports Writer: Harry Kipke Named as Year's Best All-Round Man". Capital Times. Madison, WI.
- ↑ "50 Expert Sports Writers Pick Big Ten Football Stars". The Waco News-Tribune. December 10, 1922. p. 31.
- ↑ "Lock Given Captaincy on Two Elevens". Iowa City Press-Citizen. December 2, 1922. p. 9.
- ↑ "Chicago Journal's All-Conference". Iowa City Press-Citizen. November 29, 1922. p. 9.
- ↑ Bryn Griffiths (November 28, 1922). "All-Conference Teams as Selected by Bryn". Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin). p. 13.
- ↑ "Eckersall's All Western Elevens". Chicago Tribune. December 10, 1922. p. 1.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.