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1922 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1922 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3 (1–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBirkett Pribble
Home stadiumStoll Field
Seasons
 1921
1923 
1922 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina +500910
Georgia Tech +400720
Vanderbilt * +300801
VPI300811
Florida200720
Auburn210820
Tennessee320820
Alabama321631
Virginia111441
Mississippi A&M230342
Kentucky120630
Clemson120540
Washington and Lee120531
Maryland120451
LSU120370
Georgia131541
Tulane140440
South Carolina020540
Ole Miss020451
NC State050460
  • + Conference co-champions
  • * – co-member of SIAA

The 1922 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1923 college football season. Led by William Juneau in his third and final season as head coach, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, tying for 11th place in the SoCon.[1] The Wildcats' November 18 win over Alabama would be the school's last over the Crimson Tide until 1997.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Marshall*W 16–0[2]
October 7Cincinnati*
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 15–0[3]
October 14Louisville*
W 73–0[4]
October 21at Georgetown (KY)*Georgetown, KYW 40–6[5]
October 28Sewanee*
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 7–0[6]
November 4Centre*
L 3–27[7]
November 11at VanderbiltL 0–912,000[8]
November 18Alabama
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 6–0[9]
November 30at TennesseeL 7–14[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. "1922 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results".
  2. "Cats defeat Marshall in first game". The Courier-Journal. October 1, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wildcat men hold varsity safe; Bearcats are walloped by Kentucky, 15–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 8, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Kentucky Slaughters Louisville 73 to 0 In Gridiron Melee". The Courier-Journal. October 15, 1922. p. VI-4 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Wildcats win from Georgetown". The Lexington Herald. October 22, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wildcats beat Sewanee 7 to 0". The News-Democrat. October 29, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Centre wins from Kentucky Wildcats". Birmingham Age-Herald. November 5, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Vanderbilt downs Kentucky". The Atlanta Journal. November 12, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Kentucky University overcome conquerors of Penn eleven". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1922. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Kentucky bows to strong Tennessee team". The Lexington Herald. December 1, 1922. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.