1920 Auburn

7–⁠2 (3–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Mike Donahue.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1920, game by game: won vs. Marion 27–0; won vs. Samford 88–0; won vs. Fort Benning 14–2; won at Clemson 21–0; won vs. Vanderbilt 56–6; lost at Georgia 0–7; won vs. Birmingham-Southern 49–0; won vs. Washington and Lee 77–0; lost at Georgia Tech 0–34+88−34Won 27–0 vs. Marion+27MarionWon 88–0 vs. Samford+88SamfordWon 14–2 vs. Fort Benning+12Fort BenningWon 21–0 at Clemson+21ClemsonWon 56–6 vs. Vanderbilt+50VanderbiltLost 0–7 at Georgia-7GeorgiaWon 49–0 vs. Birmingham-Southern+49Birmingham-Sout…Won 77–0 vs. Washington and Lee+77Washington and …Lost 0–34 at Georgia Tech-34Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 34–⁠0; tied for 6th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 6th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
332–⁠49
Coach
Mike Donahue
Elo
1618 +70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.3 No. 23 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Emmett Sizemore
Defense
7–⁠2–⁠2

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.