1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season explained

1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
Sport:College football
League:NCAA
Season:Regular Season
Season Champs:Georgia Tech
Georgia
Tulane
No Of Teams:25
Duration:September 23, 1920
through January 1, 1921
Seasonslistnames:Football
Prevseason Year:1919
Nextseason Year:1921

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 MarionAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, AlabamaW 27 - 0
September 24 Clemson W 26–0
September 24 Howard MorganT 0–0
September 25Southern Military Academy Alabama W 59–0
September 25 Furman W 33–0
September 25 Wake ForestGeorgia Tech Grant Field • AtlantaW 44 - 0
September 25 Emory & HenryTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 45 - 0

Week Two

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 1 JeffersonLSU W 81–0
October 1Clemson T 7–7
October 2MarionAlabamaW 49 - 0
October 2 Howard AuburnAUB 88–0
October 2 Newberry Clemson W 26–6
October 2ErskineFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South CarolinaW 41 - 0
October 2 The Citadel Georgia UGA 40–0
October 2OglethorpeGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaW 55 - 0
October 2RhodesKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyW 62 - 0
October 2Northwestern St.LSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 34 - 0
October 2LanierMercerMacon, GeorgiaW 59 - 0
October 2Mississippi College Mississippi A&M MSA&M 27–0
October 2 Wofford South Carolina SCAR 10–0
October 2 BrysonSewanee W 7–0
October 2Tennessee W 34–0
October 2Louisiana-LafayetteTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New OrleansW 6 - 0
October 2Birmingham–SouthernVanderbiltW 54 - 0
October 2TusculumChattanoogaKnoxville, TennesseeW 21 - 0

Week Three

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 9 Alabama W 45–0
October 9Auburn Drake Field • Auburn, AlabamaW 14–2
October 9 HowardCentre L 120–0
October 9 Wofford Clemson CLEM 13–7
October 9Furman The Citadel FUR 21–6
October 9Georgia South Carolina UGA 37–0
October 9 Georgia Tech W 66–0
October 9 Florida W 21–0
October 9MaryvilleKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyW 31 - 0
October 9 Mississippi College Tulane TUL 29–0
October 9 Chattanooga T 14–14
October 9Spring HillLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 40 - 0
October 9MercerStetsonDeLand, FloridaW 19 - 6
October 9GeorgetownSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeSEW 54 - 0
October 9VanderbiltTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TennesseeVAN 20 - 0

Week Four

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 13GeorgiaFurman UGA 7–0
October 15 AuburnClemson AUB 21–0
October 15 Wofford L 9–7
October 16 Mississippi College Alabama ALA 57–0
October 16Ole MissBirmingham–SouthernBirmingham, AlabamaL 27 - 6
October 16Georgia TechVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeGT 44 - 0
October 16 Centre TransylvaniaL 55–0[1]
October 16 Mercer Howard HOW 33–13
October 16 Sewanee OglethorpeBrookhaven, GeorgiaW 21–13
October 16 LSU T 0–0
October 16TennesseeChattanoogaChamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TennesseeTENN 35 - 0
October 16South CarolinaNorth CarolinaChapel Hill, North CarolinaL 7-0
October 16Southern Military AcademyMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiW 14 - 13
October 16KentuckyMiamiOxford, OhioL 14 - 0
October 16TulaneRiceRice Field • Houston, TexasT 0 - 0
October 16The CitadelVMILynchburg, VirginiaL 35 - 0

Week Five

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 23PresbyterianSouth CarolinaAugusta, GeorgiaW 14–0
October 23 Howard Alabama ALA 33–0
October 23VanderbiltAuburnRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaAUB 56–6
October 23 Mercer Chattanooga CHAT 20–0
October 23 Wofford The Citadel CIT 19–0
October 23 Florida Southern Florida W 13 - 0
October 23Wake ForestFurman W 17–0
October 23GeorgiaOglethorpeBrookhaven, GeorgiaW 27–3
October 23Mississippi A&M LSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaMSA&M 12–7
October 23OuachitaMississippi CollegeClinton, MississippiW 6–0
October 23Georgia TechPittsburghForbes Field • Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaL 10–3
October 23KentuckySewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeT 6–6
October 23ClemsonTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 26–0
October 23TulaneOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiTUL 32–0

Week Six

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 28 Clemson South Carolina SCAR 3–0
October 29 MarionHowardW 21–6
October 29 Mercer Florida FLA 30–0 [2]
October 29FurmanNewberryNewberry, South CarolinaW 42 - 0
October 29WoffordOglethorpeBrookhaven, GeorgiaL 14 - 0
October 30Carson-NewmanChattanoogaChamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TennesseeW 83 - 0
October 30 Auburn Georgia UGA 7–0
October 30 Centre Georgia TechW 24–0
October 30SewaneeAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 21 - 0
October 30TulaneMichiganFerry Field • Ann Arbor, MichiganL 21 - 0[3]
October 30Mississippi CollegeLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 41 - 9
October 30TennesseeMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiMSA&M 13 - 7
October 30KentuckyVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 20 - 0
October 30The CitadelDavidsonCharlotte, North CarolinaL 27 - 13

Week Seven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 6VanderbiltAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 14 - 7
November 6 Birmingham–SouthernAuburn W 49–0
November 6 The Citadel W 35–10
November 6 Clemson Georgia Tech GT 7–0
November 6 Georgia T 0–0
November 6OglethorpeFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South CarolinaW 42 - 3
November 6GordonMercerMacon, GeorgiaL 14 - 0
November 6CincinnatiKentuckyW 7 - 6
November 6 ArkansasLSUShreveport, LouisianaW 3 - 0
November 6HowardMississippi CollegeClinton, MississippiMSCOLL 21 - 7
November 6Ole MissMississippi A&MGreenwood, MississippiMSA&M 20 - 0
November 6WoffordPresbyterianClinton, South CarolinaL 13 - 0
November 6 ChattanoogaSewanee SEW 33–0
November 6TulaneFloridaPlant Field • Tampa, FloridaTUL 14 - 0
November 6TransylvaniaTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 49 - 0
November 6South CarolinaDavidsonDavidson, North CarolinaL 27-0

Week Eight

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 11 Clemson The Citadel CLEM 26–0
November 11 FloridaW 26–0[4]
November 12 Chattanooga L 27–0
November 13 Millsaps Mississippi CollegeMSCOLL 60–0
November 13CentreKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyL 49 - 0
November 13 South Carolina NavyL 63–0
November 13 Auburn W 77–0
November 13Furman WoffordFUR 69–0
November 13GeorgetownGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaW 35 - 6
November 13FloridaGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaUGA 56 - 0
November 13MillsapsMississippi CollegeClinton, MississippiMSCOLL 56 - 0
November 13LSUAlabamaDenny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 21 - 0
November 13OglethorpeMercerMacon, GeorgiaL 42 - 0
November 13TennesseeSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeTENN 20 - 0
November 13Mississippi A&MTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New OrleansTUL 6 - 0
November 13Middle Tennessee StateVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 34 - 0

Week Nine

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 20 Birmingham–SouthernHoward L 14–7
November 20 NewberrySouth Carolina W 48-0
November 20 Florida W 21–0 [5]
November 20 ClemsonFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South CarolinaFUR 14–0
November 20 Alabama Georgia UGA 21–14
November 20Vanderbilt T 7–7
November 20Wake Forest FreshmenMercerMacon, GeorgiaL 14 - 0
November 20WoffordNC StateRaleigh, North CarolinaL 90-7

Week Ten

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 25 Georgetown Centre L 103–0
November 25 WoffordT 0–0
November 25FloridaOglethorpeColumbus, GeorgiaL 21 - 0
November 25 Auburn Georgia Tech GT 34–0
November 25 Clemson Georgia UGA 55–0
November 25 Mississippi A&M Alabama ALA 24–7
November 25 Furman W 7–0
November 25South CarolinaThe CitadelSCAR 7 - 6
November 25TulaneLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaTUL 21 - 0
November 25KentuckyTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 14 - 7
November 27AlabamaCaseW 40 - 0
November 27MercerErskineL 20 - 6
November 27SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 21 - 3
November 28MillsapsHowardHOW 42 - 0

Week Eleven

Awards and honors

All-Americans

See main article: 1920 College Football All-America Team.

All-Southern team

See 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.[7]

PositionNameFirst-team selectorsTeam
QBBo McMillinCCentre
HBRed BarronCGeorgia Tech
HBBuck FlowersCGeorgia Tech
FBRiggs StephensonCAlabama
EOwen ReynoldsCGeorgia
TBill FincherCGeorgia Tech
GFatty WarrenCAuburn
CBum DayCGeorgia
GNoah CatonCAuburn
TArtie PewCGeorgia
EJohn StatonCGeorgia Tech

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Centre College Football Record (1920-1929) . library.centre.edu . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142425/http://library.centre.edu/sc/digital/football_1920.html . 2 April 2015 . dead.
  2. News: Mercer Bows In Defeat Before Florida 'Gators. The Florida Alligator. November 5, 1920. 6. 9.
  3. Web site: Year-By-Year Summaries (1920s) - Tulane Official Athletic Site . 2016-05-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101229122218/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/081910aaf.html . 2010-12-29 .
  4. News: Place Stetson on Shelf with Second Squad. 9. The Florida Alligator. November 19, 1920.
  5. News: Florida Wins East Victory Over Hatters. November 26, 1920. Florida Alligator.
  6. News: Detroit Defeats Tulane. The Atlanta Constitution. 3. December 5, 1920. May 18, 2016. Newspapers.com.
  7. News: All-Southern Grid Eleven Is Named. March 2, 2015. December 6, 1920. 12. Newspapers.com.

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