1920 Baylor

4–⁠4–⁠1 (1–⁠2–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Frank Bridges.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 1920, game by game: won vs. Austin 9–0; won vs. Oklahoma State 7–0; lost at Rice 0–28; won vs. Trinity (Texas) 20–6; lost vs. Southwestern U 0–7; lost vs. Texas A&M 0–24; lost vs. TCU 9–21; won vs. Howard Payne 20–3; tied at SMU 0–0+17−28Won 9–0 vs. Austin+9AustinWon 7–0 vs. Oklahoma State+7Oklahoma StateLost 0–28 at Rice-28RiceWon 20–6 vs. Trinity (Texas)+14Trinity (Texas)Lost 0–7 vs. Southwestern U-7Southwestern ULost 0–24 vs. Texas A&M-24Texas A&MLost 9–21 vs. TCU-12TCUWon 20–3 vs. Howard Payne+17Howard PayneTied 0–0 at SMU0SMU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied SMU 0–⁠0; 5th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠2–⁠1 5th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
65–⁠89
Coach
Frank Bridges
Elo
1402 −60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.8 No. 90 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
E.M. Dotson

1920 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas5–⁠09–⁠0
Texas A&M5–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Arkansas2–⁠0–⁠13–⁠2–⁠2
Rice2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠2
Baylor1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
SMU0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
Phillips0–⁠34–⁠4–⁠2
Oklahoma State0–⁠30–⁠7–⁠1

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