1920 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1920 Sewanee Tigers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–3–1 (3–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Captain Bill Coughlan
Home stadium Hardee Field
Seasons
  1919
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 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1920 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach Earl Abell in his second season and finished with a record of four wins, three losses, and one tie (4–3–1 overall, 3–3–1 in the SIAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 Bryson College *W 7–0 [1]
October 9 Georgetown (KY)
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 54–0 [2]
October 15at Oglethorpe W 21–13 [3]
October 23at Kentucky T 6–6 [4]
October 30at Alabama L 0–216,000 [5]
November 6 Chattanooga
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 33–0 [6]
November 13vs. Tennessee L 0–20 [7]
November 25at Vanderbilt L 3–21 [8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Sewanee scores lone touchdown against Bryson". The Chattanooga Daily Times. October 2, 1920. Retrieved December 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Easy for Sewanee, Tigers claw their way to 54–0 win over Georgetown, Ky". The Commercial Appeal. October 10, 1920. Retrieved December 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Petrels lose to Sewanee". The Atlanta Constitution. October 17, 1920. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wildcats fight Sewanee to tie". Owensboro Inquirer. October 24, 1920. Retrieved December 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tigers tossed against rocks by Crimson Tide". The Birmingham News. October 31, 1920. Retrieved December 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Sewanee swamps Chattanooga in a slow game Saturday". The Atlanta Journal. November 7, 1920. Retrieved December 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Sewanee Tigers fall in defeat before Bender's fighting Volunteers". Nashville Banner. November 14, 1920. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Vandy in twenty-first Tiger victory". Nashville Banner. November 26, 1920. Retrieved December 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "1920 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.