The 1922 Trinity Blue Devils football team was an

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team that represented Trinity College (later renamed

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) as an independent during the

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. In its first and only season under head coach

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, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 156 to 57. The team shut out five opponents: (43–0), (27–0),

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(12–0), Wake Forest (3–0), and (26–0). Tom Neal was the team captain. According to the university, this was the first season in which the team was called the Blue Devils (having been previously known unofficially as the Blue and White). The name was introduced by '' The Trinity Chronicle'', the school's student newspaper, and slowly gained acceptance over the following years.

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