1920 Mississippi State
5–3 (3–2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Fred Holtkamp. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Southern Military Academy 33–0Oct 16
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vsMississippi College | W 27–0 | 80% |
| Oct 9 | at Indiana | L 0–24 | 54% |
| Oct 16 | vsSouthern Military Academy | W 33–0 | 89% |
| Oct 23 | at LSU | W 12–7 | 38% |
| Oct 30 | vs Tennessee | W 13–7 | 63% |
| Nov 6 | vs Ole Miss | W 20–0 | 82% |
| Nov 13 | at Tulane | L 0–6 | 45% |
| Nov 25 | at Alabama | L 7–24 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Alabama 24–7; tied for 6th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 5–3
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 6th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 112–68
- Coach
- Fred Holtkamp
- Elo
- 1529 −4 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.2 No. 60 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia | 6–0 | 8–0–1 | |
| Tulane | 4–0 | 6–2–1 | |
 Georgia Tech | 3–0 | 8–1 | |
| Alabama | 4–1 | 10–1 | |
 Furman | 3–1 | 9–1 | |
 Auburn | 3–2 | 7–2 | |
| Tennessee | 3–2 | 7–2 | |
 Mississippi State | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
 Chattanooga | 1–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 Vanderbilt | 2–3 | 5–3–1 | |
 Florida | 1–2 | 5–3 | |
 Samford | 1–2 | 3–5–1 | |
 Clemson | 2–5 | 4–6–1 | |
 The Citadel | 1–3 | 2–6 | |
| LSU | 0–3 | 5–3–1 | |
 Kentucky | 0–2 | 3–4–1 | |
 Mercer | 0–3 | 2–7 | |
 Wofford | 0–3 | 0–8–1 | |
| Ole Miss | 0–2 | 0–3 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.