1922 Bradley Indians football team

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The 1922 Bradley Indians football team was an American football team that represented Bradley Polytechnic Institute (now known as Bradley University) as an independent during the 1922 college football season. In Alfred J. Robertson's third season as head coach, the team compiled an undefeated record of 9–0–1 and outscored opponents by a total of 243 to 33.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record9–0–1
Headcoach
CaptainGolden Babcock
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1922 Bradley Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–0–1
Head coach
CaptainGolden Babcock
Seasons
← 1921
1923 â†’
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1922 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Western State Normal â€“ 6–0–0
Bradley â€“ 9–0–1
Marquette â€“ 8–0–1
Central Michigan â€“ 6–0–2
Notre Dame â€“ 8–1–1
Butler â€“ 8–2–0
Haskell â€“ 8–2–0
Detroit â€“ 7–2–1
Michigan Mines â€“ 1–0–1
Wabash â€“ 7–3–0
St. Ignatius (OH) â€“ 4–1–3
Dayton â€“ 6–3–0
Saint Louis â€“ 6–3–1
Valparaiso â€“ 3–2–2
Baldwin–Wallace â€“ 4–3–1
DePauw â€“ 4–3–2
Michigan Agricultural â€“ 3–5–2
Earlham â€“ 2–6–0
Kent State â€“ 0–7–0
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The team was recognized as a co-champion with Lombard among the minor college football teams in Illinois.[2] After the season ended, the school applied for admission to the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC), and the application was unanimously approved.[3]

Key players included halfback Bunny Gross who was called "one of the fastest football players who ever donned a uniform at Bradley."[4] Fullback Golden Babcock was the team captain.[5][6] Leo Johnson was the assistant coach.[7]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Lincoln (IL)Peoria, ILW 60–6
October 6at LombardGalesburg, ILT 6–6[8]
October 14St. ViatorPeoria, ILW 16–0
October 21at Illinois CollegeJacksonville, ILW 6–0[9]
October 28Illinois StatePeoria, ILW 20–3[10]
November 4Illinois WesleyanPeoria, ILW 26–04,500[11]
November 11at Augustana (IL)
W 34–0[4]
November 18Lake ForestPeoria, ILW 26–64,500[12]
November 25CarthagePeoria, ILW 7–6[13]
November 30EurekaPeoria, ILW 42–6[14]
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