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
Number of teams 26
Regular Season
Season champions Georgia Tech
Georgia
Tulane
1920 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Georgia + 8 0 0     8 0 1
Georgia Tech + 5 0 0     8 1 0
Tulane + 4 0 0     6 2 1
Alabama 6 1 0     10 1 0
Furman 4 1 0     9 1 0
Centre 4 1 0     8 2 0
South Carolina 3 1 0     5 4 0
Auburn 4 2 0     7 2 0
Tennessee 4 2 0     7 2 0
Mississippi A&M 3 2 0     5 3 0
Vanderbilt 3 3 0     4 3 1
Sewanee 2 3 1     4 3 1
Transylvania 1 2 0     1 2 0
Chattanooga 1 3 1     3 4 1
Florida 1 3 0     6 3 0
LSU 1 3 0     5 3 1
Clemson 2 6 0     4 6 1
Mississippi College 1 4 0     3 5 0
Howard 1 5 0     3 5 1
The Citadel 1 5 0     2 6 0
Kentucky 0 3 1     3 4 1
Millsaps 0 2 0     0 2 0
Ole Miss 0 2 0     4 3 0
Georgetown 0 2 0     0 3 0
Mercer 0 4 0     2 7 0
Wofford 0 5 0     0 8 1
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football 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 FieldAuburn, ALW 270
September 24 Erskine Clemson Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 26–0
September 24 Howard Morgan T 0–0
September 25 Southern Military Academy Alabama Denny FieldTuscaloosa, AL W 59–0
September 25 Elon Furman Manly Field • Greenville, SC W 33–0
September 25 Wake Forest Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GAW 440
September 25 Emory & HenryTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TNW 450

Week Two

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 1 Jefferson LSU State FieldBaton Rouge, LA W 81–0
October 1 Presbyterian Clemson Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC T 7–7
October 2MarionAlabama Denny FieldTuscaloosa, AL W 490
October 2 Howard Auburn Drake FieldAuburn, AL AUB 88–0
October 2 Morris-Harvey Centre Cheek Field • Danville, KY W 66–0
October 2 Newberry Clemson Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 26–6
October 2ErskineFurmanManly Field • Greenville, SC W 410
October 2 The Citadel Georgia Sanford FieldAthens, GA UGA 40–0
October 2OglethorpeGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GA W 550
October 2RhodesKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KYW 620
October 2Northwestern St.LSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LA W 340
October 2LanierMercerMacon, GA W 590
October 2 Mississippi College Mississippi A&M Scott FieldStarkville, MS MSA&M 27–0
October 2 Wofford South Carolina Columbia, SC SCAR 10–0
October 2 Bryson Sewanee McGee FieldSewanee, TN W 7–0
October 2 Maryville Tennessee 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN W 34–0
October 2Louisiana-LafayetteTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LAW 60
October 2Birmingham-SouthernVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN W 540
October 2TusculumChattanoogaKnoxville, TNW 210

Week Three

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 9 Birmingham-Southern Alabama Denny FieldTuscaloosa, AL W 45–0
October 9 Fort Benning Auburn Drake FieldAuburn, AL W 14–2
October 9 Howard Centre Cheek Field • Danville, KY CEN 120–0
October 9 Wofford Clemson Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC CLEM 13–7
October 9 Furman The Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC FUR 21–6
October 9 Georgia South Carolina Columbia, SC UGA 37–0
October 9 Davidson Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA W 66–0
October 9 Newberry Florida Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL W 21–0
October 9MaryvilleKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KYW 310
October 9 Mississippi College Tulane Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA TUL 29–0
October 9 Chattanooga Oglethorpe T 14–14
October 9Spring HillLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LAW 400
October 9MercerStetson DeLand, FL W 196
October 9GeorgetownSewanee McGee FieldSewanee, TN SEW 540
October 9VanderbiltTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN VAN 200

Week Four

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 13 GeorgiaFurman Manly Field • Greenville, SC UGA 7–0
October 15 Auburn Clemson Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC AUB 21–0
October 15 Wofford Newberry Newberry, SC L 9–7
October 16 Mississippi College Alabama Denny FieldTuscaloosa, AL ALA 57–0
October 16Ole MissBirmingham-Southern Birmingham, AL L 276
October 16Georgia TechVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN GT 440 [1]
October 16 Centre TransylvaniaLexington, KY CEN 55–0
October 16 Mercer Howard HOW 33–13
October 16 Sewanee Oglethorpe Brookhaven, GA W 21–13
October 16 Texas A&M LSU State FieldBaton Rouge, LA T 0–0
October 16TennesseeChattanoogaChamberlain FieldChattanooga, TN TENN 350
October 16Southern Military AcademyMississippi A&MScott FieldStarkville, MSW 1413
October 16KentuckyMiamiOxford, OHL 140
October 16South CarolinaNorth CarolinaChapel Hill, NC L 70
October 16TulaneRice Rice FieldHouston, TX T 00
October 16The CitadelVMILynchburg, VAL 350

Week Five

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 21 Presbyterian South Carolina Augusta, GA W 14–0
October 23 Howard Alabama Denny FieldTuscaloosa, AL ALA 330
October 23VanderbiltAuburnRickwood FieldBirmingham, ALAUB 566
October 23 Mercer Chattanooga Chamberlain FieldChattanooga, TN CHATT 20–0
October 23 Wofford The Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC CIT 19–0
October 23 Florida Southern Florida Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL W 130
October 23Wake Forest Furman Manly Field • Greenville, SC W 17–0
October 23GeorgiaOglethorpeBrookhaven, GAW 273
October 23CentreHarvardHarvard StadiumAllston, MAL 3114
October 23Mississippi A&M LSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LAMSA&M 127
October 23OuachitaMississippi CollegeClinton, MSW 60
October 23Georgia TechPittsburghForbes FieldPittsburgh, PAL 103
October 23KentuckySewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNT 66
October 23ClemsonTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TNTENN 260
October 23TulaneOle MissHemingway StadiumOxford, MS TUL 320

Week Six

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 28 Clemson South Carolina Columbia, SC SCAR 3–0
October 29 MarionHoward W 21–6
October 29 Mercer Florida Valdosta, Georgia FLA 30–0
October 29FurmanNewberryNewberry, SCW 420
October 29WoffordOglethorpeBrookhaven, GAOGLE 140
October 30Carson-NewmanChattanooga Chamberlain FieldChattanooga, TNW 830
October 30 Auburn Georgia McClung StadiumColumbus, GA UGA 7–0
October 30 Centre Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA GT 24–0
October 30SewaneeAlabamaRickwood FieldBirmingham, ALALA 210
October 30TulaneMichiganFerry FieldAnn Arbor, MIL 210
October 30Mississippi CollegeLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LALSU 419
October 30TennesseeMississippi A&MScott FieldStarkville, MSMSA&M 137
October 30KentuckyVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 200
October 30The CitadelDavidsonCharlotte, NCL 2713

Week Seven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 6VanderbiltAlabamaRickwood FieldBirmingham, AL ALA 147
November 6 Birmingham-Southern Auburn Montgomery, AL W 49–0
November 6 Centre DePauw Indianapolis, IN W 34–0
November 6 Newberry The Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC W 35–10
November 6 South Carolina Davidson Davidson, NC L 27–0
November 6 Clemson Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA GT 7–0
November 6 Georgia Virginia Charlottesville, VA T 0–0
November 6OglethorpeFurmanManly Field • Greenville, SCFUR 423
November 6GordonMercerMacon, GAL 140
November 6CincinnatiKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KY W 76
November 6 ArkansasLSUShreveport, LAW 30
November 6HowardMississippi College Clinton, MSMSCOLL 217
November 6Ole MissMississippi A&MGreenwood, MS MSA&M 200
November 6WoffordPresbyterian Clinton, SC L 130
November 6 Chattanooga Sewanee McGee FieldSewanee, TN SEW 33–0
November 6TulaneFloridaPlant FieldTampa, FLTUL 140
November 6TransylvaniaTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TNTENN 490

Week Eight

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 11 Clemson The Citadel County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, SC CLEM 26–0
November 11 FloridaStetson Palatka, FL W 26–0
November 12 Chattanooga Birmingham-Southern Birmingham, AL L 27–0
November 13 Millsaps Mississippi College Clinton, MS MSCOLL 60–0
November 13CentreKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KYCEN 490
November 13 Washington & Lee Auburn Rickwood FieldBirmingham, AL W 77–0
November 13 Furman Wofford Spartanburg, SC FUR 69–0
November 13GeorgetownGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GAW 356
November 13FloridaGeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GAUGA 560
November 13MillsapsMississippi CollegeClinton, MSMSCOLL 560
November 13LSUAlabama Denny FieldTuscaloosa, ALALA 210
November 13OglethorpeMercerMacon, GAOGLE 420
November 13TennesseeSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNTENN 200
November 13Mississippi A&MTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA TUL 60
November 13Middle Tennessee StateVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNW 340

Week Nine

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 20 Birmingham-Southern Howard L 14–7
November 20 Stetson Florida Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL W 21–0
November 20Virginia TechCentreLouisville, KYW 280
November 20 ClemsonFurmanManly Field • Greenville, SC FUR 14–0
November 20 NewberrySouth CarolinaColumbia, SC W 48–0
November 20 Alabama Georgia Ponce de Leon ParkAtlanta, GA UGA 21–14
November 20 Virginia Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TN T 7–7
November 20Wake Forest FreshmenMercerMacon, GAL 140

Week Ten

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 25 Georgetown Centre Cheek Field • Danville, KY CEN 103–0
November 25 Wofford Duke Durham, NC T 0–0
November 25FloridaOglethorpeColumbus, GA L 210
November 25 Auburn Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA GT 34–0
November 25 Mississippi A&M Alabama Rickwood FieldBirmingham, AL ALA 24–7
November 25 Davidson Furman Manly Field • Greenville, SC W 7–0
November 25 South CarolinaThe CitadelCollege Park Stadium •Charleston, SC SCAR 76
November 25TulaneLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LATUL 210
November 25KentuckyTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TNTENN 147
November 27AlabamaCaseCleveland, OH W 400
November 27MercerErskineDue West, SC L 206
November 27SewaneeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 213
November 28MillsapsHoward HOW 420

Week Eleven

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

Bowl games

Date Bowl Game Site SIAA Team Opponent Score
January 1, 1921 Fort Worth Classic Fort Worth, TX Centre TCU CEN 63–7

Awards and honors

All-Americans

All-Southern team

The composite All-Southern eleven formed by the selection of 27 coaches and sporting writers culled by the Atlanta Constitution and Atlanta Journal included:[2]

Position Name Height Weight (lbs.) Class Hometown Team
QB Bo McMillin 5'9" 160 Jr. Prairie Hill, Texas Centre
HB Red Barron 5'11" 180 So. Clarkesville, Georgia Georgia Tech
HB Buck Flowers 5'7" 155 Sr. Sumter, South Carolina Georgia Tech
FB Riggs Stephenson 5'10" 180 Sr. Akron, Alabama Alabama
E Owen Reynolds 6'3" 170 Jr. Douglasville, Georgia Georgia
T Bill Fincher 6'0" 182 Sr. Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Tech
G Fatty Warren 230 Sr. Coal City, Alabama Auburn
C Bum Day 5'10" 190 Jr. Nashville, Georgia Georgia
G Noah Caton Jr. River Falls, Alabama Auburn
T Artie Pew 195 Jr. Damascus, Georgia Georgia
E John Staton Fr. Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Tech

References

  1. "Tech Wallops Vanderbilt; Georgia Barely Wins; Yale Beaten; Princeton A Victor". Augusta Chronicle. October 17, 1920.
  2. "All-Southern Grid Eleven Is Named". December 6, 1920. p. 12. Retrieved March 2, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
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