1920 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1920 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–3–1 (3–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainBill Coughlan
Home stadiumHardee Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia + 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Tulane + 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech + 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Alabama 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Centre 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Furman 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Mississippi A&M 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Sewanee 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Transylvania 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL) 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Florida 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
LSU 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Chattanooga 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Millsaps 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Mercer 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Wofford 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1920 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1920 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach Earl Abell in his second season and finished with a record of four wins, three losses, and one tie (4–3–1 overall, 3–3–1 in the SIAA).

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Bryson College*
W 7–0[1]
October 9Georgetown (KY)
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 54–0[2]
October 15at Oglethorpe
W 21–13[3]
October 23at Kentucky
T 6–6[4]
October 30at Alabama
L 0–216,000[5]
November 6Chattanooga
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 33–0[6]
November 13vs. Tennessee
L 0–20[7]
November 25at Vanderbilt
L 3–21[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sewanee scores lone touchdown against Bryson". The Chattanooga Daily Times. October 2, 1920. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Easy for Sewanee, Tigers claw their way to 54–0 win over Georgetown, Ky". The Commercial Appeal. October 10, 1920. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Petrels lose to Sewanee". The Atlanta Constitution. October 17, 1920. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wildcats fight Sewanee to tie". Owensboro Inquirer. October 24, 1920. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tigers tossed against rocks by Crimson Tide". The Birmingham News. October 31, 1920. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sewanee swamps Chattanooga in a slow game Saturday". The Atlanta Journal. November 7, 1920. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sewanee Tigers fall in defeat before Bender's fighting Volunteers". Nashville Banner. November 14, 1920. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vandy in twenty-first Tiger victory". Nashville Banner. November 26, 1920. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1920 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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