1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

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1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League NCAA
Sport College football
DurationSeptember 23, 1920
through January 1, 1921
Number of teams25
Regular Season
Season champions Georgia Tech
Georgia
Tulane
Football 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 –7 –0
Wofford 0 –4 –00 –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.

Contents

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

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 23 Marion Auburn Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama W 27–0
September 24 Erskine Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina W 26–0
September 24HowardMorganT 0–0
September 25Southern Military AcademyAlabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 59–0
September 25 Elon FurmanManly Field • Greenville, South Carolina W 33–0
September 25 Wake Forest Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta W 44–0
September 25Emory & HenryTennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, Tennessee W 45–0

Week Two

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 1JeffersonLSU 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 2HowardAuburn Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama AUB 88–0 [1]
October 2NewberryClemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina W 26–6 [1]
October 2 Erskine FurmanManly Field • Greenville, South Carolina W 41–0
October 2The CitadelGeorgia 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 2Northwestern St.LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 34–0
October 2LanierMercer Macon, Georgia W 59–0
October 2Mississippi CollegeMississippi A&M Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi MSA&M 27–0
October 2WoffordSouth Carolina Columbia, South Carolina SCAR 10–0
October 2BrysonSewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee W 7–0
October 2 Maryville Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, Tennessee W 34–0
October 2Louisiana-LafayetteTulaneSecond 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

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
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 9HowardCentreCheek Field • Danville, Kentucky L 120–0 [2]
October 9WoffordClemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina CLEM 13–7 [3]
October 9FurmanThe CitadelCollege Park Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina FUR 21–6
October 9GeorgiaSouth Carolina Columbia, South Carolina UGA 37–0 [4]
October 9 Davidson Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta W 66–0 [4]
October 9 Newberry FloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, Florida W 21–0
October 9 Maryville Kentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky W 31–0
October 9Mississippi CollegeTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans TUL 29–0 [3]
October 9Chattanooga Oglethorpe T 14–14
October 9 Spring Hill LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 40–0
October 9Mercer Stetson DeLand, Florida W 19–6
October 9GeorgetownSewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee SEW 54–0
October 9VanderbiltTennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, Tennessee VAN 20–0 [1]

Week Four

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 13GeorgiaFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South Carolina UGA 7–0 [5]
October 15AuburnClemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina AUB 21–0
October 15Wofford Newberry • Newberry, South Carolina L 9–7
October 16Mississippi CollegeAlabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALA 57–0
October 16Ole Miss Birmingham–Southern Birmingham, Alabama L 27–6
October 16Georgia TechVanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee GT 44–0 [6]
October 16CentreTransylvania• Lexington, Kentucky L 55–0 [7]
October 16MercerHowardHOW 33–13
October 16Sewanee Oglethorpe Brookhaven, Georgia W 21–13 [5]
October 16 Texas A&M LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana T 0–0
October 16TennesseeChattanooga Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee TENN 35–0
October 16South CarolinaNorth Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina L 7-0
October 16Southern Military AcademyMississippi A&M Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi W 14–13
October 16Kentucky Miami Oxford, Ohio L 14–0
October 16Tulane Rice Rice Field • Houston, Texas T 0–0 [8]
October 16The Citadel VMI Lynchburg, Virginia L 35–0 [8]

Week Five

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 23PresbyterianSouth Carolina Augusta, Georgia W 14–0
October 23HowardAlabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALA 33–0 [9]
October 23VanderbiltAuburn Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama AUB 56–6 [10]
October 23MercerChattanooga Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee CHAT 20–0 [11]
October 23WoffordThe CitadelCollege Park Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina CIT 19–0
October 23Florida SouthernFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, Florida W 13–0
October 23 Wake Forest FurmanManly Field • Greenville, South Carolina W 17–0
October 23Georgia Oglethorpe Brookhaven, Georgia W 27–3 [12]
October 23Mississippi A&MLSU State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana MSA&M 12–7 [10]
October 23OuachitaMississippi College Clinton, Mississippi W 6–0
October 23Georgia Tech Pittsburgh Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania L 10–3 [8]
October 23KentuckySewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee T 6–6
October 23ClemsonTennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, Tennessee TENN 26–0
October 23TulaneOle Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi TUL 32–0

Week Six

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 28ClemsonSouth Carolina Columbia, South Carolina SCAR 3–0
October 29 Marion HowardW 21–6
October 29MercerFlorida Valdosta, Georgia FLA 30–0 [13]
October 29Furman Newberry Newberry, South Carolina W 42–0
October 29Wofford Oglethorpe Brookhaven, Georgia L 14–0
October 30Carson-NewmanChattanooga Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee W 83–0
October 30AuburnGeorgia McClung Stadium • Columbus, Georgia UGA 7–0 [14]
October 30CentreGeorgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta W 24–0 [14]
October 30SewaneeAlabama Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama ALA 21–0 [15]
October 30Tulane Michigan Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, Michigan L 21–0 [16]
October 30Mississippi CollegeLSU State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana LSU 41–9 [17]
October 30TennesseeMississippi A&M Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi MSA&M 13–7 [17]
October 30KentuckyVanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee VAN 20–0 [17]
October 30The Citadel Davidson Charlotte, North Carolina L 27–13 [17]

Week Seven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 6VanderbiltAlabama Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama ALA 14–7 [18]
November 6 Birmingham–Southern Auburn Montgomery, Alabama W 49–0 [18]
November 6 Newberry The CitadelCollege Park Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina W 35–10
November 6ClemsonGeorgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta GT 7–0 [18]
November 6Georgia Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia T 0–0 [19]
November 6 Oglethorpe FurmanManly 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 6HowardMississippi College Clinton, Mississippi MSCOLL 21–7
November 6Ole MissMississippi A&M Greenwood, Mississippi MSA&M 20–0
November 6Wofford Presbyterian Clinton, South Carolina L 13–0
November 6ChattanoogaSewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee SEW 33–0
November 6TulaneFlorida Plant Field • Tampa, Florida TUL 14–0
November 6TransylvaniaTennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, Tennessee TENN 49–0
November 6South CarolinaDavidson Davidson, North Carolina L 27-0

Week Eight

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 11ClemsonThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South Carolina CLEM 26–0
November 11Florida Stetson Palatka, Florida W 26–0 [20]
November 12Chattanooga Birmingham–Southern Birmingham, Alabama L 27–0
November 13MillsapsMississippi College Clinton, Mississippi MSCOLL 60–0
November 13CentreKentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky L 49–0 [7]
November 13South CarolinaNavy Annapolis, Maryland L 63–0
November 13 Washington & Lee Auburn Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama W 77–0 [21]
November 13FurmanWofford Spartanburg, South Carolina FUR 69–0 [21]
November 13 Georgetown Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta W 35–6 [22]
November 13FloridaGeorgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia UGA 56–0 [23]
November 13MillsapsMississippi College Clinton, Mississippi MSCOLL 56–0
November 13LSUAlabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALA 21–0
November 13 Oglethorpe Mercer Macon, Georgia L 42–0
November 13TennesseeSewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee TENN 20–0
November 13Mississippi A&MTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans TUL 6–0 [21]
November 13 Middle Tennessee State Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 34–0

Week Nine

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 20 Birmingham–Southern HowardL 14–7
November 20NewberrySouth Carolina Columbia, South Carolina W 48-0
November 20 Stetson FloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, Florida W 21–0 [24]
November 20ClemsonFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South Carolina FUR 14–0 [25]
November 20AlabamaGeorgia Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta UGA 21–14 [26]
November 20 Virginia Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee T 7–7 [23]
November 20Wake Forest FreshmenMercer Macon, Georgia L 14–0
November 20WoffordNC State Raleigh, North Carolina L 90-7

Week Ten

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 25GeorgetownCentreCheek Field • Danville, Kentucky L 103–0 [7]
November 25Wofford Duke Durham, North Carolina T 0–0
November 25Florida Oglethorpe Columbus, Georgia L 21–0 [27]
November 25AuburnGeorgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta GT 34–0 [28]
November 25ClemsonGeorgia Athens, Georgia UGA 55–0 [27]
November 25Mississippi A&MAlabama Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama ALA 24–7 [27]
November 25 Davidson FurmanManly Field • Greenville, South Carolina W 7–0 [27]
November 25South CarolinaThe CitadelCollege Park Stadium •Charleston, South Carolina SCAR 7–6
November 25TulaneLSU State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana TUL 21–0 [29]
November 25KentuckyTennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, Tennessee TENN 14–7 [27]
November 27Alabama Case Cleveland, Ohio W 40–0
November 27Mercer Erskine Due West, South Carolina L 20–6
November 27SewaneeVanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee VAN 21–3 [28]
November 28MillsapsHowardHOW 42–0

Week Eleven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 4Detroit MercyTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans L 7–0 [30]

Awards and honors

All-Americans

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]

PositionNameFirst-team selectorsTeam
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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