1922 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
American college football season
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The 1922 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota State College in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1922 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Charles A. West, the team compiled a 6â2â1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 214 to 57.[1][2]
- Charles A. West (4th season)
| 1922 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football | |
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NCC champion | |
| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 6â2â1 (4â1â1 NCC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State $ | 4 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 5 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 3 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 3 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas (MN) | 1 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota Agricultural | 1 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Des Moines | 0 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 0 | â | 2 | â | 2 | 1 | â | 4 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 0 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 6 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 0 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The NCC, officially known as the North Central Intercollegiate Conference, was formed shortly before the start of the 1922 season. The other members of the conference were the University of North Dakota, the University of South Dakota, North Dakota Agricultural College, St. Thomas College, Creighton College, Morningside College, and Des Moines University.[3] South Dakota State won the inaugural NCIC championship.[2]
Key players included O. Owens, an African-American halfback,[4] Frank Coffey at center, Earl and Frank Welch in the backfield, Schutte at fullback, Bob Coffey at halfback, Backman at guard.[2] Owens scored four touchdowns in the opening game of the season on runs of 60, 47, 35, and 25 yards.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 30 | Columbus College* | Brookings, SD | W 85â0 | [4] | |||
| Northern Normal & Industrial* | W 12â0 | ||||||
| October 7 | St. Thomas (MN) | Brookings, SD | W 12â0 | ||||
| October 14 | at Wisconsin* | L 6â20 | [5] | ||||
| October 20 | at North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND | L 6â16 | ||||
| October 28 | South Dakota | Brookings, SD (Hobo Day, rivalry) | T 7â7 | [6] | |||
| November 11 | North Dakota Agricultural | Brookings, SD (rivalry) | W 13â0 | ||||
| November 18 | at Morningside | Sioux City, IA | W 48â0 | ||||
| November 30 | at Creighton | Omaha, NE | W 25â14 | [7][8] | |||
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