1920 Florida

5–⁠3 (1–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by William Kline. The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–⁠3, over nine games to the eight on file here.

Schedule and results

Florida in 1920, game by game: won vs. Newberry 21–0; won vs. Florida Southern 13–0; won vs. Mercer 30–0; lost vs. Tulane 0–14; won vs. Stetson 26–0; lost at Georgia 0–56; won vs. Stetson 21–0; lost at Oglethorpe 0–21+30−56Won 21–0 vs. Newberry+21NewberryWon 13–0 vs. Florida Southern+13Florida SouthernWon 30–0 vs. Mercer+30MercerLost 0–14 vs. Tulane-14TulaneWon 26–0 vs. Stetson+26StetsonLost 0–56 at Georgia-56GeorgiaWon 21–0 vs. Stetson+21StetsonLost 0–21 at Oglethorpe-21Oglethorpe
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 9vsNewberryW 21–⁠078%
Oct 23vsFlorida SouthernW 13–⁠085%
Oct 29vsMercerW 30–⁠076%
Nov 6vsTulaneL 0–⁠1454%
Nov 11vsStetsonW 26–⁠091%
Nov 13atGeorgiaL 0–⁠5622%
Nov 20vsStetsonW 21–⁠090%
Nov 25atOglethorpeL 0–⁠2158%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oglethorpe 21–⁠0; tied for 11th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠2 tied for 11th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
111–⁠91
Coach
William Kline
Elo
1411 −38 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.1 No. 87 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Paul Baker

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.