Clemson at Tennessee

Saturday, October 23, 1920

Tennessee beat Clemson 26–⁠0. It was their 11th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 5–⁠5–⁠1.

AwayClemson4–⁠6–⁠1 in 1920
0
HomeTennessee7–⁠2 in 1920
26

FinalHigh 83°F, low 53°F

In the newspapers

  • The The Pensacola journal's story: Football Finals

    The Pensacola journal, Pensacola, Fla., October 24, 1920, page 1 (results column)

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    Football Finals Auburn. Sc; Vanderbilt. 6. Pittsburg, 10; Georgia Tech, 8 (FinaD. At Greenville Furnan, II; Wake forest, 0. At Harvard. 10; Centre, ii. V. NJ T., 81; Penna, 7. aVle, “a; West Virginia, o. Princeton, IA; Navy, 0. Cornell, AZ; Colgate, 6. Syracuse, 10; Dartmouth, 0. Chicago, 10; Iowa, O.. Wisconsin, 4 Ohio State. Is. Carnegie Tech. 81; University of Cincinnati, Is. Gettysburg, 20; Albright, TO- Washington and Jefferson. IA; Lehigh, 0. Dickinson, g.; Ursinus, Z. Georgetown, 40; FordllaIn, IT. Frank and Marshall, IA; Rochester, 0. Hamilton. IA; New York University, 13. Amherst, So; Union, 0. Brown. IA; Springfield. 0. Wesleyan, 10; Columbia, O, Williams. 81; Trinity. 0. Penn, 100; Lebanon Valley. Z. Muhlenburg, O; Buckness. 43. Johns Hopkins, o; Swarthmore, Il. Butler, %; Earlham, Z. Notre Dame, %; Valparaiso, 8. Tennessee, 26i Clemson. 0. University of Alabama, 80; How ard, 0. Illinois, z; Michigan, s. Georgia, %; oglethorpe, 8. At Charleston. S. c.. The Citadel. 10; Wexford, 0. At Durham, N. c., Trinity. Z; Emory and Henry, 0. At Lexington. Va, Washington and Lee. 40; Roanoke College, Z. AT West Point, Army, %; Tufts, 6. Western Reserve, 0. At New Brunswick, N. j., University of Virginia, 76; Rutgers, 0. AT Wooster. Wooster, 10; Oberlin, 0. At Berea, Baldwin Wallace. %; At Tifin- Heidelberg “a; Ohio. Northern, z. At Eastern, Pa, Lafayette, “a; Catholic University, 0. At Chesterm, Pa, St. Johns, 10; Pennsylvania Military College, 7. AT Westminster, Md, Gallaudet, %; West Maryland, 0. AT Newark, Del, Haverford, IA; Delaware. 0. At Lynchburg, Hampden- Sidney, IA; Lynchburg College, 0. At Gainesville, Fla, Florida, IS; Southern College, 0. Chattanooga, University of Chattanooga, 20: Mercer University, 0. At Baton Rouge, Mississippi, A & NJ, IL; Louisiana State University, z. At Princeton, Princeton. IA; Navy, 0. AT New Orleans, Tulane 80; Mississippi University, 0. AT Camp Pike, Third Division Camp Pike. 81; Sixth Division Camp Grant,, 0. At Houston. Rice, 10; Southwest ern, 6. University of Arkansas, s; South ern Methodist University, 0. William and Mary, “a: Union Theological Seminary, o. Depauw, %; Franklin, o. Wittenberg, II; Miami, 0. Muskingum, IA; Dayton, O.. Otternein. so; Wilmington, Z. Georgetown, 3; Kentucky Yves leyan. 8. University Of Kentucky, 8; sewanee. 6. At Wooster. Ohio. Mount Union. %; Kenyon, o. At Gambler. Mount zion, IA: Ken yon. I. At Troy. Rensselaer, Poly, I: worcester Poly, 6. At Washington. George Washing ton, ID; villa Nova, 7.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Tennessee 51% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Tennessee leads 12–⁠6–⁠1 in 19 meetings, counting the eight since this game.

Recent meetings
2022Tennessee 31, Clemson 14Orange Bowl
2003Clemson 27, Tennessee 14Peach Bowl
1976Tennessee 21, Clemson 19
1974Tennessee 29, Clemson 28
1944Tennessee 26, Clemson 7
1938Tennessee 20, Clemson 7

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