1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
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
Week Two
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
October 1 | Jefferson | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 81–0 | | |
October 1 | Presbyterian | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC | T 7–7 | | |
October 2 | Marion | Alabama | Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 49–0 | | |
October 2 | Howard | Auburn | Drake Field • Auburn, AL | AUB 88–0 | | |
October 2 | Morris-Harvey | Centre | Cheek Field • Danville, KY | W 66–0 | | |
October 2 | Newberry | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC | W 26–6 | | |
October 2 | Erskine | Furman | Manly Field • Greenville, SC | W 41–0 | | |
October 2 | The Citadel | Georgia | Sanford Field • Athens, GA | UGA 40–0 | | |
October 2 | Oglethorpe | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 55–0 | | |
October 2 | Rhodes | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, KY | W 62–0 | | |
October 2 | Northwestern St. | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 34–0 | | |
October 2 | Lanier | Mercer | Macon, GA | W 59–0 | | |
October 2 | Mississippi College | Mississippi A&M | Scott Field • Starkville, MS | MSA&M 27–0 | | |
October 2 | Wofford | South Carolina | Columbia, SC | SCAR 10–0 | | |
October 2 | Bryson | Sewanee | McGee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 7–0 | | |
October 2 | Maryville | Tennessee | 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN | W 34–0 | | |
October 2 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Tulane | Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 6–0 | | |
October 2 | Birmingham-Southern | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 54–0 | | |
October 2 | Tusculum | Chattanooga | Knoxville, TN | W 21–0 | | |
Week Three
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
October 9 | Birmingham-Southern | Alabama | Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 45–0 | | |
October 9 | Fort Benning | Auburn | Drake Field • Auburn, AL | W 14–2 | | |
October 9 | Howard | Centre | Cheek Field • Danville, KY | CEN 120–0 | | |
October 9 | Wofford | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, 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 Field • Atlanta, GA | W 66–0 | | |
October 9 | Newberry | Florida | Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL | W 21–0 | | |
October 9 | Maryville | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, KY | W 31–0 | | |
October 9 | Mississippi College | Tulane | Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | TUL 29–0 | | |
October 9 | Chattanooga | Oglethorpe | | T 14–14 | | |
October 9 | Spring Hill | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 40–0 | | |
October 9 | Mercer | Stetson | DeLand, FL | W 19–6 | | |
October 9 | Georgetown | Sewanee | McGee Field • Sewanee, TN | SEW 54–0 | | |
October 9 | Vanderbilt | Tennessee | 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN | VAN 20–0 | | |
Week Four
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
October 13 | Georgia | Furman | Manly Field • Greenville, SC | UGA 7–0 | | |
October 15 | Auburn | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC | AUB 21–0 | | |
October 15 | Wofford | Newberry | • Newberry, SC | L 9–7 | | |
October 16 | Mississippi College | Alabama | Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, AL | ALA 57–0 | | |
October 16 | Ole Miss | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham, AL | L 27–6 | | |
October 16 | Georgia Tech | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | GT 44–0 | | [1] |
October 16 | Centre | Transylvania | • Lexington, 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 Field • Baton Rouge, LA | T 0–0 | | |
October 16 | Tennessee | Chattanooga | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN | TENN 35–0 | | |
October 16 | Southern Military Academy | Mississippi A&M | Scott Field • Starkville, MS | W 14–13 | | |
October 16 | Kentucky | Miami | Oxford, OH | L 14–0 | | |
October 16 | South Carolina | North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | L 7–0 | | |
October 16 | Tulane | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | T 0–0 | | |
October 16 | The Citadel | VMI | Lynchburg, VA | L 35–0 | | |
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 Field • Tuscaloosa, AL | ALA 33–0 | | |
October 23 | Vanderbilt | Auburn | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL | AUB 56–6 | | |
October 23 | Mercer | Chattanooga | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, 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 13–0 | | |
October 23 | Wake Forest | Furman | Manly Field • Greenville, SC | W 17–0 | | |
October 23 | Georgia | Oglethorpe | Brookhaven, GA | W 27–3 | | |
October 23 | Centre | Harvard | Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA | L 31–14 | | |
October 23 | Mississippi A&M | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | MSA&M 12–7 | | |
October 23 | Ouachita | Mississippi College | Clinton, MS | W 6–0 | | |
October 23 | Georgia Tech | Pittsburgh | Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA | L 10–3 | | |
October 23 | Kentucky | Sewanee | McGee Field • Sewanee, TN | T 6–6 | | |
October 23 | Clemson | Tennessee | 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN | TENN 26–0 | | |
October 23 | Tulane | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | TUL 32–0 | | |
Week Six
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
October 28 | Clemson | South Carolina | Columbia, SC | SCAR 3–0 | | |
October 29 | Marion | Howard | | W 21–6 | | |
October 29 | Mercer | Florida | Valdosta, Georgia | FLA 30–0 | | |
October 29 | Furman | Newberry | Newberry, SC | W 42–0 | | |
October 29 | Wofford | Oglethorpe | Brookhaven, GA | OGLE 14–0 | | |
October 30 | Carson-Newman | Chattanooga | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN | W 83–0 | | |
October 30 | Auburn | Georgia | McClung Stadium • Columbus, GA | UGA 7–0 | | |
October 30 | Centre | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | GT 24–0 | | |
October 30 | Sewanee | Alabama | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL | ALA 21–0 | | |
October 30 | Tulane | Michigan | Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI | L 21–0 | | |
October 30 | Mississippi College | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | LSU 41–9 | | |
October 30 | Tennessee | Mississippi A&M | Scott Field • Starkville, MS | MSA&M 13–7 | | |
October 30 | Kentucky | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 20–0 | | |
October 30 | The Citadel | Davidson | Charlotte, NC | L 27–13 | | |
Week Seven
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
November 6 | Vanderbilt | Alabama | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL | ALA 14–7 | | |
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 Field • Atlanta, GA | GT 7–0 | | |
November 6 | Georgia | Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | T 0–0 | | |
November 6 | Oglethorpe | Furman | Manly Field • Greenville, SC | FUR 42–3 | | |
November 6 | Gordon | Mercer | Macon, GA | L 14–0 |
November 6 | Cincinnati | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, KY | W 7–6 | | |
November 6 | Arkansas | LSU | Shreveport, LA | W 3–0 | | |
November 6 | Howard | Mississippi College | Clinton, MS | MSCOLL 21–7 | | |
November 6 | Ole Miss | Mississippi A&M | Greenwood, MS | MSA&M 20–0 | | |
November 6 | Wofford | Presbyterian | Clinton, SC | L 13–0 |
November 6 | Chattanooga | Sewanee | McGee Field • Sewanee, TN | SEW 33–0 | | |
November 6 | Tulane | Florida | Plant Field • Tampa, FL | TUL 14–0 | | |
November 6 | Transylvania | Tennessee | 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN | TENN 49–0 | | |
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 | Florida | Stetson | 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 13 | Centre | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, KY | CEN 49–0 | | |
November 13 | Washington & Lee | Auburn | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL | W 77–0 | | |
November 13 | Furman | Wofford | Spartanburg, SC | FUR 69–0 | | |
November 13 | Georgetown | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 35–6 | | |
November 13 | Florida | Georgia | Sanford Field • Athens, GA | UGA 56–0 | | |
November 13 | Millsaps | Mississippi College | Clinton, MS | MSCOLL 56–0 | | |
November 13 | LSU | Alabama | Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, AL | ALA 21–0 | | |
November 13 | Oglethorpe | Mercer | Macon, GA | OGLE 42–0 | | |
November 13 | Tennessee | Sewanee | McGee Field • Sewanee, TN | TENN 20–0 | | |
November 13 | Mississippi A&M | Tulane | Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | TUL 6–0 | | |
November 13 | Middle Tennessee State | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 34–0 | | |
Week Nine
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 25 | Florida | Oglethorpe | Columbus, GA | L 21–0 | | |
November 25 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | GT 34–0 | | |
November 25 | Mississippi A&M | Alabama | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL | ALA 24–7 | | |
November 25 | Davidson | Furman | Manly Field • Greenville, SC | W 7–0 | | |
November 25 | South Carolina | The Citadel | College Park Stadium •Charleston, SC | SCAR 7–6 | | |
November 25 | Tulane | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | TUL 21–0 | | |
November 25 | Kentucky | Tennessee | 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN | TENN 14–7 | | |
November 27 | Alabama | Case | Cleveland, OH | W 40–0 | | |
November 27 | Mercer | Erskine | Due West, SC | L 20–6 | | |
November 27 | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 21–3 | | |
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, LA | L 7–0 | | |
Bowl games
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 |
|
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Jr. |
River Falls, Alabama |
Auburn |
T |
Artie Pew |
|
195 |
Jr. |
Damascus, Georgia |
Georgia |
E |
John Staton |
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Fr. |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Georgia Tech |
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