[21] "Coach Warner saw the trip as an opportunity to see the progress being made by assistants Kerr and Thornhill, and evaluate the talent of the Stanford players in game conditions.

Three men with varsity experience (halfbacks, Frank Byers and Charles Williams, and end Paul Youngk) were ineligible due to scholastic deficiencies.

Halfback William Robush opted to concentrate on track and end Jack Clawson accepted a position as Athletic Director at Norwin High School.

Tackles Ulhard Hangartner and Edmund Fredette, center John Miller and halfback William Flanagan started their first game for the varsity.

"The feature play of the game came late in the fourth quarter, when Bohren broke away around left end and then cut over to the right side of the field and ran 53 yards to the goal line.

Substitutes appearing in the game for Pitt were Richard Simpson, William Ashbaugh, Nick Shuler, Carl Sauer, Milo Gwosden, Orville Hewitt, Karl Bohren, Charles Winterburn and Noble Frank.

The scoreless tie was broken in the third quarter when Pitt halfback Charles Winterburn fumbled on his 34-yard line and Lafayette tackle Leo Pendergast scooped it up and ran unmolested into the end zone.

Substitutes for Pitt appearing in the game were Nick Shuler, Charles Winterburn, Cullen Gourley, Orville Hewitt, Carl Sauer, Milo Gwosden, Karl Bohren, John Clark, Harry Seidelson and Thomas Murdoch.

[4][43] Second year coach Clarence "Fats" Spears brought his Mountaineer team to Forbes Field on October 14 to try to break the 19-year drought of a victory over the Pitt Panthers.

"[56] This week Coach Warner was put on bed rest by team doctor Hube Wagner due to a cold which brought on rheumatism.

Substitutes appearing in the game for Pitt were Orville Hewitt, William Asbaugh, Richard Simpson, Willialanagan, Harry Seidelson, Nick Shuler, Carl Sauer, and Noble Frank.

[6][58] For game five, 4th year coach Pete Reynolds and his Bucknell eleven traveled from Lewisburg, PA to Forbes Field to take on the Panthers for the first time since 1913.

[70] Harry Keck of The Gazette Times reported: "The University of Pittsburgh Panthers smothered the plucky football squad of Geneva College of Beaver Falls under a 62–0 score before a mere handful of spectators at Forbes Field yesterday afternoon, giving a surprising exhibition of offensive strength.

Substitutes appearing in the game for Pitt were Milo Gwosden, Karl Bohren, Carl Sauer, Marsh Johnson, William Ashbaugh, Ulhard Hangartner, Charles Winterburn, Noble Frank, James Breen, John Evans, Mike Hartnett, Harold Haines, Roy Brubaker, Thomas Murdoch, Cronje Carnahan, Charles Harvey and Kenneth Biddle.

[71] The third road game of the 1922 season was across the state to do battle with third-year coach John Heisman's Penn Quakers on Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

"[79] The failure of Penn fullback/kicker Ernest "Tex" Hamer, who had not missed all season, to convert the extra point after halfback George Sullivan's spectacular 41 yard scamper for a fourth quarter touchdown was the difference in the game.

Substitutes appearing in the game for Pitt were Milo Gwosden, Carl Sauer, Ulhard Hangartner, Nick Colonna and Karl Bohren.

[83] Last year's victory over Pitt by W. & J. spurred them on to an undefeated season and invitation to the Rose Bowl, where they tied a strong California Bear team.

[85] Ends Herb Kopf,[34] who caught the touchdown pass in last year's victory, and Lee Spillers[45] plus center Al Crook[86] received All-America mentions.

[89] Coach Warner warned: "This is not an attempt to alibi in advance, but the actual facts, as I feel it is due to the team to let their supporters know of the handicaps they are working under.

"[90] Regis M. Welsh of The Pittsburgh Sunday Post wrote: "With a crash that could be heard around the football world, Wash-Jeff, (unbeaten) in 18 consecutive games, unofficial champions of the world and the alleged greatest football team in the elastic boundaries of the east during the last two years, was toppled from its high and mighty place, beaten, routed, and outclassed from start to finish yesterday by the Pitt Panther, at Forbes Field, ground into the mud and muck of the rain-soaked field and forced to admit that Glenn Warner, whom they beat last year, is head and shoulders above all other coaches when it comes to delivering a punch at the crucial moment, priming his team for their greatest test and then galloping away with the ease of a thoroughbred."

[10][94] After two straight unbeaten seasons the Penn State eleven led by fifth year coach Hugo Bezdek visited Pittsburgh for the annual Turkey Day clash in 1922 with 6 wins, 2 losses and a tie.

Penn State had a strong team with three members of the squad earning All-American honors – guard Joe Bedenk,[45] center Newsh Bentz[36] and halfback Harry Wilson.

[35] "Advance reports say that the Bezekians are in perfect fettle, and that, while not boasting about their ability, are grimly determined to come out on top tomorrow, and crown their season a success, in spite of their defeats by Navy and Penn.

'Pop' Warner has whipped the team into shape for tomorrow's fray -- 'Pop' and his warriors have done their part in preparing for The Battle -- now it is up to every student to come out of the trance and help in spirit to Beat Penn State.

Substitutes appearing in the game for Pitt were William Ashbaugh, Harry Seidelson, Lloyd Jordan, Nick Colonna, Noble Frank, John Miller, Marsh Johnson and Tom Holleran.

"Coach Warner saw the trip as an opportunity to assess progress being made by assistants (Andrew) Kerr and (Claude 'Tiny') Thornhill, and evaluate the talent of the Stanford players in game conditions.

[117] In spite of a coach with two allegiances and two early season losses, the 1922 edition of the Panthers ended on a positive note with an 8-2 record and a third place tie with Penn and Syracuse in the New York Times ranking of Eastern teams.

[118] At the football banquet, the following players received their letters: Thomas Holleran (Captain), John C. Anderson,William D. Ashbaugh, Karl Bohren, Charles W. Bowser, George I. Carson (Manager), John W. Clark, Nicholas C. Colonna, William H. Flanagan, Noble L. Frank, H.Edmund Fredette, W. Cullen Gourley, Milo Gwosden, Orville M. Hewitt, Marsh Johnson, Lloyd P. Jordan, John E. Miller, Thomas R. Murdoch, Jacob B. Sack, Carl H. Sauer, Harry Seidelson, Nicholas Shuler, Richard M. Simpson, Frank Williams and J. Charles Winterburn.

[122] On January 18, the University of Pittsburgh Athletic Council approved a three year contract with John Bain (Jock) Sutherland to replace Glenn S. Warner as head football coach.