1920 LSU Tigers football team

1920 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–3–1 (1–3 SIAA)
Head coach	Branch Bocock (1st season)
Captain	Roy L. Benoit
Home stadium	State Field
Seasons ←  1919 1921  →

1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgia +	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
Tulane +	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech +	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Alabama	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Centre	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Furman	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Mississippi A&M	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Sewanee	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
Transylvania	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Howard (AL)	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Mississippi College	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Florida	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Clemson	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
LSU	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Chattanooga	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
The Citadel	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Georgetown (KY)	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	3	–	0
Millsaps	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	3	–	0
Mercer	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Wofford	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 2	Jefferson (LA) *	State Field Baton Rouge, 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 15	at Texas A&M *	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	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 6	vs. Arkansas *	Fair Grounds Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	W 3–0	[6]
November 13	Alabama	Denny Field Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	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. "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.