1920 Alabama

10–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Xen Scott.

Alabama, 1920
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1920, game by game: won vs. Southern Military Academy 59–0; won vs. Marion 49–0; won vs. Birmingham-Southern 45–0; won vs. Mississippi College 57–0; won vs. Samford 33–0; won vs. Sewanee 21–0; won vs. Vanderbilt 14–7; won vs. LSU 21–0; lost at Georgia 14–21; won vs. Mississippi State 24–7; won at Case 40–0+59−7Won 59–0 vs. Southern Military Academy+59Southern Milita…Won 49–0 vs. Marion+49MarionWon 45–0 vs. Birmingham-Southern+45Birmingham-Sout…Won 57–0 vs. Mississippi College+57Mississippi Col…Won 33–0 vs. Samford+33SamfordWon 21–0 vs. Sewanee+21SewaneeWon 14–7 vs. Vanderbilt+7VanderbiltWon 21–0 vs. LSU+21LSULost 14–21 at Georgia-7GeorgiaWon 24–7 vs. Mississippi State+17Mississippi Sta…Won 40–0 at Case+40Case
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Case 40–⁠0; 4th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 4th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
377–⁠35
Coach
Xen Scott
Elo
1654 +74 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.1 No. 33 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Sidney Johnston

1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia6–⁠08–⁠0–⁠1
Tulane4–⁠06–⁠2–⁠1
Georgia Tech3–⁠08–⁠1
Alabama4–⁠110–⁠1
Furman3–⁠19–⁠1
Auburn3–⁠27–⁠2
Tennessee3–⁠27–⁠2
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠3
Chattanooga1–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Vanderbilt2–⁠35–⁠3–⁠1
Florida1–⁠25–⁠3
Samford1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠1
Clemson2–⁠54–⁠6–⁠1
The Citadel1–⁠32–⁠6
LSU0–⁠35–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky0–⁠23–⁠4–⁠1
Mercer0–⁠32–⁠7
Wofford0–⁠30–⁠8–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠20–⁠3

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.