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1920 Lafayette

5–⁠3, coached by Jock Sutherland.

Schedule and results

Lafayette in 1920, game by game: won vs. Muhlenberg 20–0; lost at Navy 7–12; lost at Pennsylvania 0–7; won vs. Catholic 84–0; lost at Pittsburgh 0–14; won vs. Bucknell 10–7; won vs. Villanova 34–0; won vs. Lehigh 27–7+84−14Won 20–0 vs. Muhlenberg+20MuhlenbergLost 7–12 at Navy-5NavyLost 0–7 at Pennsylvania-7PennsylvaniaWon 84–0 vs. Catholic+84CatholicLost 0–14 at Pittsburgh-14PittsburghWon 10–7 vs. Bucknell+3BucknellWon 34–0 vs. Villanova+34VillanovaWon 27–7 vs. Lehigh+20Lehigh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsMuhlenbergW 20–⁠087%
Oct 9atNavyL 7–⁠1231%
Oct 16atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠730%
Oct 23vsCatholicW 84–⁠085%
Oct 30atPittsburghL 0–⁠1420%
Nov 6vsBucknellW 10–⁠763%
Nov 13vsVillanovaW 34–⁠063%
Nov 20vsLehighW 27–⁠770%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Lehigh 27–⁠7.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
182–⁠47
Coach
Jock Sutherland
Elo
1496 +39 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
9.8 No. 27 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Joseph Lehecka