1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League	NCAA
Sport	College football
Duration	September 23, 1920 through January 1, 1921
Teams	25
Regular Season
Season champions	Georgia Tech Georgia Tulane
Football 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 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1920 college football season. The season began on September 23 with conference member Auburn hosting the Marion Military Institute.

Georgia and Georgia Tech both claim conference championships with undefeated records, as would Tulane. Clyde Berryman retroactively selected Georgia as a national champion.

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member won
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup

SIAA teams in bold.

Week One

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
September 23	Marion	Auburn	Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama	W 27–0
September 24	Erskine	Clemson	Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina	W 26–0
September 24	Howard	Morgan		T 0–0
September 25	Southern Military Academy	Alabama	Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 59–0
September 25	Elon	Furman	Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina	W 33–0
September 25	Wake Forest	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	W 44–0
September 25	Emory & Henry	Tennessee	Waite Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	W 45–0

Week Two

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 1	Jefferson	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	W 81–0
October 1	Presbyterian	Clemson	Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina	T 7–7
October 2	Marion	Alabama	Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 49–0
October 2	Howard	Auburn	Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama	AUB 88–0		[1]
October 2	Newberry	Clemson	Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina	W 26–6		[1]
October 2	Erskine	Furman	Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina	W 41–0
October 2	The Citadel	Georgia	Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia	UGA 40–0		[1]
October 2	Oglethorpe	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	W 55–0		[1]
October 2	Rhodes	Kentucky	Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky	W 62–0
October 2	Northwestern St.	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	W 34–0
October 2	Lanier	Mercer	Macon, Georgia	W 59–0
October 2	Mississippi College	Mississippi A&M	Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi	MSA&M 27–0
October 2	Wofford	South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	SCAR 10–0
October 2	Bryson	Sewanee	McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee	W 7–0
October 2	Maryville	Tennessee	Waite Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	W 34–0
October 2	Louisiana-Lafayette	Tulane	Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans	W 6–0
October 2	Birmingham–Southern	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	W 54–0
October 2	Tusculum	Chattanooga	Knoxville, Tennessee	W 21–0

Week Three

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 9	Birmingham–Southern	Alabama	Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 45–0
October 9	Fort Benning	Auburn	Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama	W 14–2
October 9	Howard	Centre	Cheek Field • Danville, Kentucky	L 120–0		[2]
October 9	Wofford	Clemson	Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina	CLEM 13–7		[3]
October 9	Furman	The Citadel	College Park Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina	FUR 21–6
October 9	Georgia	South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	UGA 37–0		[4]
October 9	Davidson	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	W 66–0		[4]
October 9	Newberry	Florida	Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 21–0
October 9	Maryville	Kentucky	Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky	W 31–0
October 9	Mississippi College	Tulane	Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans	TUL 29–0		[3]
October 9	Chattanooga	Oglethorpe		T 14–14
October 9	Spring Hill	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	W 40–0
October 9	Mercer	Stetson	DeLand, Florida	W 19–6
October 9	Georgetown	Sewanee	McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee	SEW 54–0
October 9	Vanderbilt	Tennessee	Waite Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	VAN 20–0		[1]

Week Four

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 13	Georgia	Furman	Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina	UGA 7–0		[5]
October 15	Auburn	Clemson	Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina	AUB 21–0
October 15	Wofford	Newberry	• Newberry, South Carolina	L 9–7
October 16	Mississippi College	Alabama	Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	ALA 57–0
October 16	Ole Miss	Birmingham–Southern	Birmingham, Alabama	L 27–6
October 16	Georgia Tech	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	GT 44–0		[6]
October 16	Centre	Transylvania	• Lexington, Kentucky	L 55–0		[7]
October 16	Mercer	Howard		HOW 33–13
October 16	Sewanee	Oglethorpe	Brookhaven, Georgia	W 21–13		[5]
October 16	Texas A&M	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	T 0–0
October 16	Tennessee	Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee	TENN 35–0
October 16	South Carolina	North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 7-0
October 16	Southern Military Academy	Mississippi A&M	Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi	W 14–13
October 16	Kentucky	Miami	Oxford, Ohio	L 14–0
October 16	Tulane	Rice	Rice Field • Houston, Texas	T 0–0		[8]
October 16	The Citadel	VMI	Lynchburg, Virginia	L 35–0		[8]

Week Five

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 23	Presbyterian	South Carolina	Augusta, Georgia	W 14–0
October 23	Howard	Alabama	Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	ALA 33–0		[9]
October 23	Vanderbilt	Auburn	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama	AUB 56–6		[10]
October 23	Mercer	Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee	CHAT 20–0		[11]
October 23	Wofford	The Citadel	College Park Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina	CIT 19–0
October 23	Florida Southern	Florida	Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 13–0
October 23	Wake Forest	Furman	Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina	W 17–0
October 23	Georgia	Oglethorpe	Brookhaven, Georgia	W 27–3		[12]
October 23	Mississippi A&M	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	MSA&M 12–7		[10]
October 23	Ouachita	Mississippi College	Clinton, Mississippi	W 6–0
October 23	Georgia Tech	Pittsburgh	Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	L 10–3		[8]
October 23	Kentucky	Sewanee	McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee	T 6–6
October 23	Clemson	Tennessee	Waite Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	TENN 26–0
October 23	Tulane	Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi	TUL 32–0

Week Six

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 28	Clemson	South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	SCAR 3–0
October 29	Marion	Howard		W 21–6
October 29	Mercer	Florida	Valdosta, Georgia	FLA 30–0		[13]
October 29	Furman	Newberry	Newberry, South Carolina	W 42–0
October 29	Wofford	Oglethorpe	Brookhaven, Georgia	L 14–0
October 30	Carson-Newman	Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee	W 83–0
October 30	Auburn	Georgia	McClung Stadium • Columbus, Georgia	UGA 7–0		[14]
October 30	Centre	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	W 24–0		[14]
October 30	Sewanee	Alabama	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama	ALA 21–0		[15]
October 30	Tulane	Michigan	Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, Michigan	L 21–0		[16]
October 30	Mississippi College	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	LSU 41–9		[17]
October 30	Tennessee	Mississippi A&M	Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi	MSA&M 13–7		[17]
October 30	Kentucky	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	VAN 20–0		[17]
October 30	The Citadel	Davidson	Charlotte, North Carolina	L 27–13		[17]

Week Seven

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 6	Vanderbilt	Alabama	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama	ALA 14–7		[18]
November 6	Birmingham–Southern	Auburn	Montgomery, Alabama	W 49–0		[18]
November 6	Newberry	The Citadel	College Park Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina	W 35–10
November 6	Clemson	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	GT 7–0		[18]
November 6	Georgia	Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	T 0–0		[19]
November 6	Oglethorpe	Furman	Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina	W 42–3		[18]
November 6	Gordon	Mercer	Macon, Georgia	L 14–0
November 6	Cincinnati	Kentucky	Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky	W 7–6
November 6	Arkansas	LSU	Shreveport, Louisiana	W 3–0
November 6	Howard	Mississippi College	Clinton, Mississippi	MSCOLL 21–7
November 6	Ole Miss	Mississippi A&M	Greenwood, Mississippi	MSA&M 20–0
November 6	Wofford	Presbyterian	Clinton, South Carolina	L 13–0
November 6	Chattanooga	Sewanee	McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee	SEW 33–0
November 6	Tulane	Florida	Plant Field • Tampa, Florida	TUL 14–0
November 6	Transylvania	Tennessee	Waite Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	TENN 49–0
November 6	South Carolina	Davidson	Davidson, North Carolina	L 27-0

Week Eight

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 11	Clemson	The Citadel	County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South Carolina	CLEM 26–0
November 11	Florida	Stetson	Palatka, Florida	W 26–0		[20]
November 12	Chattanooga	Birmingham–Southern	Birmingham, Alabama	L 27–0
November 13	Millsaps	Mississippi College	Clinton, Mississippi	MSCOLL 60–0
November 13	Centre	Kentucky	Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky	L 49–0		[7]
November 13	South Carolina	Navy	Annapolis, Maryland	L 63–0
November 13	Washington & Lee	Auburn	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama	W 77–0		[21]
November 13	Furman	Wofford	Spartanburg, South Carolina	FUR 69–0		[21]
November 13	Georgetown	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	W 35–6		[22]
November 13	Florida	Georgia	Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia	UGA 56–0		[23]
November 13	Millsaps	Mississippi College	Clinton, Mississippi	MSCOLL 56–0
November 13	LSU	Alabama	Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	ALA 21–0
November 13	Oglethorpe	Mercer	Macon, Georgia	L 42–0
November 13	Tennessee	Sewanee	McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee	TENN 20–0
November 13	Mississippi A&M	Tulane	Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans	TUL 6–0		[21]
November 13	Middle Tennessee State	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	W 34–0

Week Nine

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 20	Birmingham–Southern	Howard		L 14–7
November 20	Newberry	South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	W 48-0
November 20	Stetson	Florida	Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 21–0		[24]
November 20	Clemson	Furman	Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina	FUR 14–0		[25]
November 20	Alabama	Georgia	Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta	UGA 21–14		[26]
November 20	Virginia	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	T 7–7		[23]
November 20	Wake Forest Freshmen	Mercer	Macon, Georgia	L 14–0
November 20	Wofford	NC State	Raleigh, North Carolina	L 90-7

Week Ten

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 25	Georgetown	Centre	Cheek Field • Danville, Kentucky	L 103–0		[7]
November 25	Wofford	Duke	Durham, North Carolina	T 0–0
November 25	Florida	Oglethorpe	Columbus, Georgia	L 21–0		[27]
November 25	Auburn	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	GT 34–0		[28]
November 25	Clemson	Georgia	Athens, Georgia	UGA 55–0		[27]
November 25	Mississippi A&M	Alabama	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama	ALA 24–7		[27]
November 25	Davidson	Furman	Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina	W 7–0		[27]
November 25	South Carolina	The Citadel	College Park Stadium •Charleston, South Carolina	SCAR 7–6
November 25	Tulane	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	TUL 21–0		[29]
November 25	Kentucky	Tennessee	Waite Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	TENN 14–7		[27]
November 27	Alabama	Case	Cleveland, Ohio	W 40–0
November 27	Mercer	Erskine	Due West, South Carolina	L 20–6
November 27	Sewanee	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	VAN 21–3		[28]
November 28	Millsaps	Howard		HOW 42–0

Week Eleven

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
December 4	Detroit Mercy	Tulane	Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans	L 7–0		[30]

Awards and honors

All-Americans

Main article: 1920 College Football All-America Team

• E – Bill Fincher , Georgia Tech (WC-1, LP-1 [as T])
• G – Dummy Lebey, Georgia Tech (LP-2)
• QB – Bo McMillin, Centre (FW; INS-3; WC-2; UP-2; WE-1; NEA-1; LP-2 [hb])
• HB – Buck Flowers, Georgia Tech (UP-3 [hb]; INS-3)

All-Southern team

Main article: 1920 College Football All-Southern Team

The following includes the composite All-Southern eleven formed by the selection of 27 coaches and sporting writers culled by the Atlanta Constitution and Atlanta Journal. ^[31]

Position	Name	First-team selectors	Team
QB	Bo McMillin	C	Centre
HB	Red Barron	C	Georgia Tech
HB	Buck Flowers	C	Georgia Tech
FB	Riggs Stephenson	C	Alabama
E	Owen Reynolds	C	Georgia
T	Bill Fincher	C	Georgia Tech
G	Fatty Warren	C	Auburn
C	Bum Day	C	Georgia
G	Noah Caton	C	Auburn
T	Artie Pew	C	Georgia
E	John Staton	C	Georgia Tech

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