The 1922 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team was an American football team that represented

South Dakota State College South Dakota State University is a public land-grant research university in Brookings, South Dakota. Founded in 1881, it is the state's largest and most comprehensive university and the oldest continually-operating university in South Dakota. The ...

in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the

1922 college football season The 1922 college football season had a number of unbeaten and untied teams, and no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing California, Cornell, Iowa, Princeton, and Vanderbilt as national champions ...

. In its fourth season under head coach Charles A. West, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 214 to 57. 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. South Dakota State won the inaugural NCIC championship. Key players included O. Owens, an African-American halfback, Frank Coffey at center, Earl and Frank Welch in the backfield, Schutte at fullback, Bob Coffey at halfback, Backman at guard. Owens scored four touchdowns in the opening game of the season on runs of 60, 47, 35, and 25 yards.

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South Dakota State South Dakota State Jackrabbits football seasons North Central Conference football champion seasons

South Dakota State Jackrabbits football The South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represents South Dakota State University in college football. The program competes at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as member of the Missouri Valley Football Co ...

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