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 formattingNon-conference matchup; SIAA member wonNon-conference matchup; SIAA member lostNon-conference matchup; tieConference matchup SIAA teams in bold.
Week One Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceSeptember 23 MarionAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, AlabamaW 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 • AtlantaW 44–0 September 25 Emory & HenryTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 45–0
Week Two Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 1 Jefferson LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 81–0 October 1 Presbyterian Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina T 7–7 October 2MarionAlabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 49–0 October 2 Howard Auburn Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama AUB 88–0 October 2 Newberry Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina W 26–6 October 2ErskineFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South Carolina W 41–0 October 2 The Citadel Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia UGA 40–0 October 2OglethorpeGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta W 55–0 October 2RhodesKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyW 62–0 October 2Northwestern St.LSUState Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 34–0 October 2LanierMercerMacon, 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 2Louisiana-LafayetteTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New OrleansW 6–0 October 2Birmingham–SouthernVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 54–0 October 2TusculumChattanoogaKnoxville, TennesseeW 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 October 9 Wofford Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina CLEM 13–7 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 October 9 Davidson Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta W 66–0 October 9 Newberry Florida Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida W 21–0 October 9MaryvilleKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyW 31–0 October 9 Mississippi College Tulane Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans TUL 29–0 October 9 Chattanooga Oglethorpe T 14–14 October 9Spring HillLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 40–0 October 9MercerStetson DeLand, Florida W 19–6 October 9GeorgetownSewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee SEW 54–0 October 9VanderbiltTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, Tennessee VAN 20–0
Week Four Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 13 GeorgiaFurman Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina UGA 7–0 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 16Ole MissBirmingham–Southern Birmingham, Alabama L 27–6 October 16Georgia TechVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee GT 44–0 October 16 Centre Transylvania • Lexington, Kentucky L 55–0 October 16 Mercer Howard HOW 33–13 October 16 Sewanee Oglethorpe Brookhaven, Georgia W 21–13 October 16 Texas A&M LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana T 0–0 October 16TennesseeChattanoogaChamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee TENN 35–0 October 16South CarolinaNorth CarolinaChapel Hill, North CarolinaL 7-0 October 16Southern Military AcademyMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiW 14–13October 16KentuckyMiamiOxford, OhioL 14–0 October 16TulaneRice Rice Field • Houston, Texas T 0–0 October 16The CitadelVMILynchburg, VirginiaL 35–0
Week Five Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 23PresbyterianSouth CarolinaAugusta, GeorgiaW 14–0 October 23 Howard Alabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALA 33–0 October 23VanderbiltAuburnRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaAUB 56–6 October 23 Mercer Chattanooga Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee CHAT 20–0 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 23Wake Forest Furman Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina 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, 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 MarionHoward W 21–6 October 29 Mercer Florida Valdosta, Georgia FLA 30–0 October 29FurmanNewberryNewberry, South CarolinaW 42–0 October 29WoffordOglethorpeBrookhaven, GeorgiaL 14–0 October 30Carson-NewmanChattanooga Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TennesseeW 83–0 October 30 Auburn Georgia McClung Stadium • Columbus, Georgia UGA 7–0 October 30 Centre Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta W 24–0 October 30SewaneeAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 21–0 October 30TulaneMichiganFerry Field • Ann Arbor, MichiganL 21–0 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 ReferenceNovember 6VanderbiltAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama ALA 14–7 November 6 Birmingham–Southern Auburn Montgomery, Alabama W 49–0 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 November 6 Georgia Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia T 0–0 November 6OglethorpeFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South CarolinaW 42–3 November 6GordonMercerMacon, GeorgiaL 14–0November 6CincinnatiKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky W 7–6 November 6 ArkansasLSUShreveport, LouisianaW 3–0 November 6HowardMississippi College Clinton, MississippiMSCOLL 21–7 November 6Ole MissMississippi A&MGreenwood, Mississippi MSA&M 20–0 November 6WoffordPresbyterian Clinton, South Carolina L 13–0 November 6 Chattanooga Sewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee 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 ReferenceNovember 11 Clemson The Citadel County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South Carolina CLEM 26–0 November 11 FloridaStetson Palatka, Florida W 26–0 November 12 Chattanooga Birmingham–Southern Birmingham, Alabama L 27–0 November 13 Millsaps Mississippi College Clinton, Mississippi MSCOLL 60–0 November 13CentreKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyL 49–0 November 13 South Carolina Navy Annapolis, Maryland L 63–0 November 13 Washington & Lee Auburn Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama W 77–0 November 13 Furman Wofford Spartanburg, South Carolina FUR 69–0 November 13GeorgetownGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaW 35–6 November 13FloridaGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaUGA 56–0 November 13MillsapsMississippi CollegeClinton, MississippiMSCOLL 56–0 November 13LSUAlabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 21–0 November 13OglethorpeMercerMacon, GeorgiaL 42–0 November 13TennesseeSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeTENN 20–0 November 13Mississippi A&MTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans TUL 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–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 November 20 ClemsonFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South Carolina FUR 14–0 November 20 Alabama Georgia Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta UGA 21–14 November 20 Virginia Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee 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 Cheek Field • Danville, Kentucky L 103–0 November 25 Wofford Duke Durham, North Carolina T 0–0 November 25FloridaOglethorpeColumbus, Georgia L 21–0 November 25 Auburn Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta GT 34–0 November 25 Clemson Georgia Athens, Georgia UGA 55–0 November 25 Mississippi A&M Alabama Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama ALA 24–7 November 25 Davidson Furman Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina W 7–0 November 25 South CarolinaThe CitadelCollege Park Stadium •Charleston, South Carolina SCAR 7–6 November 25TulaneLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaTUL 21–0 November 25KentuckyTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 14–7 November 27AlabamaCaseCleveland, Ohio W 40–0 November 27MercerErskineDue West, South Carolina L 20–6 November 27SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 21–3 November 28MillsapsHoward 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
Awards and honors
All-Americans
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
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. PositionNameFirst-team selectorsTeamQBBo McMillinCCentreHBRed BarronCGeorgia TechHBBuck FlowersCGeorgia TechFBRiggs StephensonCAlabamaEOwen ReynoldsCGeorgiaTBill FincherCGeorgia TechGFatty WarrenCAuburnCBum DayCGeorgiaGNoah CatonCAuburnTArtie PewCGeorgiaEJohn StatonCGeorgia Tech
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