Providence Friars football, 1921–1929

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The Providence Friars football program, 1921–1929 represented Providence College of Providence, Rhode Island, in college football as an independent. This article covers the time period from the program's establishment in 1921 through the 1929 season. The program was led during this time period by two head coaches: Fred Huggins (1921–1924) and Archie Golembeski (1925–1933).

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1921–1929 Providence Friars football
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1921

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1921 Providence College football
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Record2–4
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1922 
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1921 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington & Jefferson  1001
Lafayette  900
Cornell  800
Penn State  802
Yale  810
New Hampshire  811
Franklin & Marshall  612
Villanova  612
Carnegie Tech  720
Syracuse  720
Harvard  721
Boston University  620
Dartmouth  621
Brown  531
Bucknell  531
Geneva  531
Pittsburgh  531
Holy Cross  530
Army  640
Princeton  430
Boston College  431
Fordham  432
Penn  432
Colgate  442
Lehigh  440
Springfield  452
Vermont  340
NYU  233
Buffalo  232
Drexel  231
Rutgers  460
Rhode Island State  350
Columbia  260
Tufts  152
Duquesne  041
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The 1921 Providence College football team represented Providence College during the 1921 college football season. In their first year under head coach Fred Huggins, the team compiled a 2–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 134 to 67.

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1at East Greenwich AcademyEast Greenwich, RIW 20–0
October 8at Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)L 0–25[1]
October 15at MITCambridge, MAL 0–6
October 19La Salle Academy
  • Hope High School
  • Providence, RI
L 12–17
October 22RISD
  • Hope High School
  • Providence, RI
W 87–0
October 29Holy Cross B team
  • Hope High School
  • Providence, RI
L 7–19
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1922

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1922 Providence College football
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Record5–4
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 1921
1923 
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1922 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Cornell  800
Princeton  800
Army  802
Syracuse  612
Franklin & Marshall  820
Pittsburgh  820
Holy Cross  721
Harvard  720
Lafayette  720
Springfield  620
Boston College  621
Brown  621
Colgate  630
Dartmouth  630
Penn  630
Vermont  630
Washington & Jefferson  631
Yale  631
Bucknell  740
Penn State  641
Carnegie Tech  531
Villanova  531
Columbia  540
Rutgers  540
Tufts  540
Rhode Island State  440
NYU  450
Fordham  352
Geneva  460
Boston University  243
Lehigh  351
New Hampshire  351
Drexel  240
Temple  141
Buffalo  150
CCNY  160
Duquesne  080
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The 1922 Providence College football team represented Providence College during the 1922 college football season. In their second year under head coach Fred Huggins, the team compiled a 5–4 record and was outscored by a total of 130 to 110.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30at Holy Cross
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 3–33[2]
October 7at Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MAW 14–0
October 14at CCNYW 16–7[3]
October 21New London Submarine Base
  • Hendricken Field
  • Providence, RI
L 13–42
October 28Coast Guard
  • Henricken Field
  • Providence, RI
W 26–13
November 4at Connecticut
W 10–0
November 11Boston University
  • Hendricken Field
  • Providence, RI
L 0–7[4]
November 25at CanisiusBuffalo, NYL 6–15
November 30Saint Stephen's College (NY)Providence, RIW 22–13
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1923

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1923 Providence College football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–1
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 1922
1924 
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1923 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Cornell  800
Yale  800
St. John's  501
Dartmouth  810
Syracuse  810
Boston College  711
Rutgers  711
Washington & Jefferson  611
Holy Cross  820
Lafayette  612
Tufts  620
Army  621
Colgate  621
Geneva  621
Lehigh  621
NYU  621
Penn State  621
Vermont  631
Brown  640
Harvard  431
Carnegie Tech  431
Penn  540
Pittsburgh  540
Bucknell  441
Columbia  441
Duquesne  440
Princeton  331
Franklin & Marshall  351
Drexel  260
Buffalo  251
Fordham  270
Boston University  160
Villanova  071
Temple  050
CCNY  070
Springfield  070
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The 1923 Providence College football team represented Providence College during the 1923 college football season. In their third year under head coach Fred Huggins, the team compiled a 4–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 76 to 66.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 293:00 p.m.at Boston College
L 0–285,000[5][6]
October 13at Holy CrossL 0–32
October 20Coast Guard
  • Hendricken Field
  • Providence, RI
W 27–0
October 27Catholic
  • Hendricken Field
  • Providence, RI
W 7–0
November 3New London Submarine Base
  • Hendricken Field
  • Providence, RI
W 14–0
November 10Massachusetts-Lowell
  • Hendricken Field
  • Providence, RI
W 22–0
November 17at St. John's (NY)T 6–6[7]
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1924

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1924 Providence College football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5–1
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Seasons
 1923
1925 
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1924 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Dartmouth  701
No. 3 Yale  602
No. 8 Penn  911
Rutgers  711
Bucknell  820
Lafayette  720
Washington & Jefferson  720
Holy Cross  711
Army  512
Syracuse  821
Fordham  620
Lehigh  413
Boston College  630
Penn State  631
Princeton  421
Springfield  421
Columbia  531
Pittsburgh  531
NYU  431
CCNY  430
Brown  540
Carnegie Tech  540
Colgate  540
Cornell  440
Harvard  440
Tufts  342
Franklin & Marshall  351
Villanova  251
Drexel  270
Vermont  270
Temple  140
Boston University  150
Buffalo  170
Rankings from Dickinson System
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The 1924 Providence College football team represented Providence College during the 1924 college football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach Fred Huggins, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 156 to 135.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 272:30 p.m.at Boston CollegeL 0–479,000[8]
October 4at VermontL 3–13[9]
October 11at Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MAW 6–0
October 18Saint Michael's (VT)
  • Hendricken Field
  • Providence, RI
W 43–0
October 25Saint Stephen's College (NY)
  • Hendricken Field
  • Providence, RI
W 9–7
November 1at Colgate
L 0–42
November 8at Springfield
L 0–21
November 15New London Submarine Base
  • Hendricken Field
  • Providence, RI
T 7–7
November 22at St. John's
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–19
November 29at Cooper UnionProvidence, RIW 67–0
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1925

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1925 Providence College football
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Record2–7
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 1924
1926 
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1925 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Dartmouth  800
Fordham  910
No. 4 Colgate  702
No. 10 Pittsburgh  810
Syracuse  811
No. 11 Lafayette  711
Springfield  611
Princeton  511
Holy Cross  820
Penn  720
Army  720
Boston College  620
Cornell  620
NYU  621
Villanova  621
Washington & Jefferson  621
Carnegie Tech  521
Yale  521
Bucknell  731
Columbia  631
Muhlenberg  631
Temple  522
Harvard  431
Franklin & Marshall  540
Brown  541
Penn State  441
Buffalo  341
St. John's  340
Lehigh  351
Vermont  360
CCNY  250
Providence  270
Rutgers  270
Boston University  150
Manhattan  161
Tufts  160
Drexel  170
Rankings from Dickinson System
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The 1925 Providence College football team represented Providence College during the 1925 college football season. In its first year under head coach Archie Golembeski, the team compiled a 2–7 record and was outscored by a total of 197 to 53.[10]

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Newport Naval Training StationNewport News, VAW 7–0
October 3at Fordham
L 6–20[11]
October 12at Holy CrossL 0–22[12]
October 17at St. John'sW 14–6[13]
October 24at SyracuseL 0–485,000[14]
October 31at Boston CollegeL 0–51[15]
November 7at Colgate
L 7–19[16]
November 142:00 p.m.at Boston University
L 6–14[17]
November 21at Springfield
L 13–17[18]
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1926

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1926 Providence College football
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Record4–2–2
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 1925
1927 
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1926 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Lafayette  900
No. 10 Brown  901
NYU  810
No. 9 Army  711
Washington & Jefferson  711
Boston College  602
No. 10 Penn  711
Cornell  611
Princeton  511
Carnegie Tech  720
Springfield  620
Syracuse  721
Villanova  621
Colgate  522
Columbia  630
Pittsburgh  522
CCNY  530
Temple  530
Penn State  540
Tufts  440
Yale  440
Bucknell  451
Fordham  341
Harvard  350
Rutgers  360
Vermont  360
Drexel  250
Boston University  260
Lehigh  180
Franklin & Marshall  081
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The 1926 Providence College football team represented Providence College during the 1926 college football season. In their second year under head coach Archie Golembeski, the team compiled a 4–2–2 record and was outscored by a total of 105 to 98.[19]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at WilliamsWilliamstown, MAW 10–7
October 2New London Submarine BaseW 34–7
October 16Vermont
  • Cycledrome
  • Providence, RI
W 21–0[20]
October 23Saint John's (NY)
  • Cycledrome
  • Providence, RI
T 6–6
October 30Quantico Marines
  • Cycledrome
  • Providence, RI
L 0–34
November 6at Colgate
  • Whitnall Field
  • Hamilton, NY
L 0–28
November 13Alfred
  • Cycledrome
  • Providence, RI
W 14–10
November 20at Middlebury
T 13–13
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1927

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1927 Providence College football
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Record1–4–2
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Home stadiumHendricken Field
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 1926
1928 
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1927 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tufts  800
Springfield  702
Washington & Jefferson  702
No. 6 Army  910
No. 2 Pittsburgh  811
Temple  710
No. 5 Yale  710
NYU  712
Princeton  610
Villanova  610
Penn State  621
Columbia  522
Bucknell  631
Colgate  423
CCNY  422
Lafayette  531
Penn  640
Syracuse  532
Carnegie Tech  541
Boston College  440
Harvard  440
Rutgers  440
Cornell  332
Boston University  341
Drexel  351
Fordham  350
Brown  361
Vermont  260
Providence  142
Franklin & Marshall  171
Lehigh  171
Rankings from Dickinson System
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The 1927 Providence College football team represented Providence College as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In their third year under head coach Archie Golembeski, the team compiled a 1–4–2 record.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1at Springfield
T 0–0[21][22]
October 8Norwich
T 7–7[23]
October 15at VermontL 0–40[24]
October 22St. John's
  • Hendricken Field
  • Providence, RI
W 12–6[25]
October 29at St. XavierL 6–27[26]
November 52:00 p.m.at Boston University
L 6–33[27]
November 12Fordham
  • Hendricken Field
  • Providence, RI
L 19–26[28]
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1928

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1928 Providence College football
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Record1–5–3
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 1927
1929 
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1928 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Boston College  900
West Chester  800
Villanova  701
Brown  810
No. 11 Penn  810
No. 6 Carnegie Tech  710
No. 9 Army  820
Drexel  820
No. 10 NYU  820
Temple  712
Lafayette  612
Princeton  512
CCNY  412
Pittsburgh  621
Harvard  521
Tufts  521
Colgate  630
Rutgers  630
Bucknell  523
Columbia  531
Boston University  332
Cornell  332
Syracuse  441
Yale  440
Fordham  450
Franklin & Marshall  450
Penn State  351
Lehigh  360
Washington & Jefferson  252
Providence  153
Vermont  172
Rankings from Dickinson System
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The 1928 Providence College football team represented Providence College as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Archie Golembeski, the team compiled a 1–5–3 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at WilliamsL 13–20[29]
October 6at Norwich
T 6–6[30]
October 13at ArmyL 0–44[31]
October 20ManhattanProvidence, RIW 18–7[32]
October 27at TempleL 0–41[33]
November 3at St. John'sT 0–0[34]
November 10Coast GuardProvidence, RIT 6–6[35]
November 17at Springfield
L 6–13[36]
November 24at Holy CrossL 0–44[37]
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1929

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1929 Providence Friars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–3–2
Head coach
Home stadiumHendricken Field
Seasons
 1928
1930 
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1929 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Pittsburgh  910
Colgate  810
Fordham  702
Bucknell  820
No. 11 Penn  720
Boston College  721
Villanova  721
Cornell  620
Tufts  512
Harvard  521
Yale  521
NYU  730
Franklin & Marshall  630
Penn State  630
Syracuse  630
Washington & Jefferson  522
Drexel  631
Temple  631
Carnegie Tech  531
Army  641
Providence  332
Brown  550
Columbia  450
CCNY  242
Princeton  241
Boston University  360
Vermont  270
Rankings from Dickinson System
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The 1929 Providence Friars football team represented Providence College as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Archie Golembeski, the team compiled a 3–3–2 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Rutgers
L 0–178,000[38]
October 5at Holy CrossL 6–148,000[39]
October 12Canisius
T 0–0[40]
October 26at Colgate
L 0–525,000[41]
November 2Middlebury
  • Hendricken Field
  • Providence, RI
W 33–0[42]
November 9at Coast GuardNew London, CTW 32–0[43]
November 16St. John's
  • Hendricken Field
  • Providence, RI
W 19–6[44]
November 22at Lowell TextileLowell, MAT 12–12[45]
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