1920 LSU Tigers football team

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1920 LSU Tigers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3–1 (1–3 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRoy L. Benoit
Home stadium State Field
Seasons
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1921  →
1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia + 7 –0 –08 –0 –1
Tulane + 5 –0 –06 –2 –1
Georgia Tech + 4 –0 –08 –1 –0
Alabama 6 –1 –010 –1 –0
Centre 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
Furman 3 –1 –09 –1 –0
South Carolina 3 –1 –05 –4 –0
Tennessee 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Auburn 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Mississippi A&M 4 –2 –05 –3 –0
Sewanee 3 –3 –14 –3 –1
Vanderbilt 3 –3 –04 –3 –1
Transylvania 2 –2 –03 –4 –0
Howard (AL) 2 –3 –03 –5 –1
Mississippi College 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Florida 1 –2 –06 –3 –0
Clemson 2 –6 –04 –6 –1
LSU 1 –3 –05 –3 –1
Chattanooga 1 –3 –03 –4 –1
The Citadel 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
Ole Miss 0 –2 –04 –3 –0
Kentucky 0 –3 –13 –4 –1
Georgetown (KY) 0 –2 –00 –3 –0
Millsaps 0 –3 –00 –3 –0
Mercer 0 –4 –02 –6 –0
Wofford 0 –4 –00 –8 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1920 LSU Tigers football team represented the University of Louisiana (now known as Louisiana State University or LSU) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1920 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Branch Bocock, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–3–1, with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished tied for 18th in the SIAA. LSU played home games at State Field in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2 Jefferson (LA) *
W 81–0 [1]
October 2 Louisiana Normal College *
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 34–0 [1]
October 9 Spring Hill *
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 40–0 [2]
October 15at Texas A&M *
T 0–0 [3]
October 23 Mississippi A&M
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 7–12 [4]
October 30 Mississippi College
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 41–9 [5]
November 6vs. Arkansas *
W 3–0 [6]
November 13 Alabama
L 0–21 [7]
November 25 Tulane
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–21 [8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. 1 2 "Louisiana Tigers win two games, Jefferson and Normal losing". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1920. Retrieved February 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Louisiana Tigers win from Springhill eleven". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1920. Retrieved January 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tigers and Aggies in scoreless tie on muddy gridiron". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1920. Retrieved February 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Aggies nose out win over Tigers". The Birmingham News. October 24, 1920. Retrieved February 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Mississippi College snowed under in fast game by L.S.U. eleven". The Shreveport Times. October 31, 1920. Retrieved September 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Drop kick gives LA win over Arkansas". The Commercial Appeal. November 7, 1920. Retrieved February 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "L.S.U. defeated in aerial battle by Alabama, 21 to 0". The Shreveport Times. November 12, 1920. Retrieved April 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tulane defeats L.S.U. in their annual clash 21 to 0". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1920. Retrieved April 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "1920 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
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