1920 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1920 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Tigers' 29th overall season and they competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Mike Donahue, in his 16th year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2 overall, 3–2 in the SIAA). Auburn outscored their opponents by a margin of 332–49, a then school record for points, but were held scoreless in their two losses by the conference co-champions.

1920 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1920 record7–2 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Base defense7–2–2
CaptainEmmett Sizemore
Home stadiumDrake Field
1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia + 7 0 08 0 1
Tulane + 5 0 06 2 1
Georgia Tech + 4 0 08 1 0
Alabama 6 1 010 1 0
Centre 4 1 08 2 0
Furman 3 1 09 1 0
South Carolina 3 1 05 4 0
Tennessee 5 2 07 2 0
Auburn 4 2 07 2 0
Mississippi A&M 4 2 05 3 0
Sewanee 3 3 14 3 1
Vanderbilt 3 3 04 3 1
Transylvania 2 2 03 4 0
Howard (AL) 2 3 03 5 1
Mississippi College 2 4 03 5 0
Florida 1 2 06 3 0
Clemson 2 6 04 6 1
LSU 1 3 05 3 1
Chattanooga 1 3 03 4 1
The Citadel 1 4 02 6 0
Ole Miss 0 2 04 3 0
Kentucky 0 3 13 4 1
Georgetown (KY) 0 2 00 3 0
Millsaps 0 3 00 3 0
Mercer 0 4 02 7 0
Wofford 0 4 00 8 1
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23Marion*W 35–0[1]
October 2Howard (AL)
  • Drake Field
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 88–0[2]
October 9Fort Benning*
  • Drake Field
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 14–2
October 15at ClemsonW 21–0
October 21VanderbiltW 56–6
October 30vs. GeorgiaL 0–7
November 6Birmingham–Southern*W 49–0[3]
November 13Washington and Lee*
  • Rickwood Field
  • Birmingham, Alabama
W 77–0
November 25at Georgia TechL 0–34
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Auburn defeats Marion Cadets in first game". The Anniston Star. September 24, 1920. Retrieved September 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Auburn romps on Howard Bulldogs". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 3, 1920. Retrieved August 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Immense crowd sees Tiger swamp Birmingham eleven". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 7, 1920. Retrieved September 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 185.
  5. "1920 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
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