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1920 Georgia Tech

8–⁠1 (3–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by William Alexander.

Georgia Tech, 1920
Photo: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1920, game by game: won vs. Wake Forest 44–0; won vs. Oglethorpe 55–0; won vs. Davidson 66–0; won at Vanderbilt 44–0; lost at Pittsburgh 3–10; won vs. Centre 24–0; won vs. Clemson 7–0; won vs. Georgetown 35–6; won vs. Auburn 34–0+66−7Won 44–0 vs. Wake Forest+44Wake ForestWon 55–0 vs. Oglethorpe+55OglethorpeWon 66–0 vs. Davidson+66DavidsonWon 44–0 at Vanderbilt+44VanderbiltLost 3–10 at Pittsburgh-7PittsburghWon 24–0 vs. Centre+24CentreWon 7–0 vs. Clemson+7ClemsonWon 35–6 vs. Georgetown+29GeorgetownWon 34–0 vs. Auburn+34Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsWake ForestW 44–⁠080%
Oct 2vsOglethorpeW 55–⁠088%
Oct 9vsDavidsonW 66–⁠079%
Oct 16atVanderbiltW 44–⁠050%
Oct 23atPittsburghL 3–⁠1051%
Oct 30vsCentreW 24–⁠076%
Nov 6vsClemsonW 7–⁠081%
Nov 13vsGeorgetownW 35–⁠670%
Nov 25vsAuburnW 34–⁠066%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Auburn 34–⁠0; Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1920.

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions3–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Georgia and Tulane

Consensus All-AmericanBill Fincher, OT

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠0 shared first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
312–⁠16
Coach
William Alexander
Elo
1721 +119 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.9 No. 7 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Buck Flowers
Offense
Jump shift

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.