1920 Missouri
7–1 (5–1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by James Phelan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Saint Louis 44–0Oct 9
By 44 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vsMissouri Wesleyan | W 41–0 | 90% |
| Oct 9 | atSaint Louis | W 44–0 | 83% |
| Oct 16 | at Iowa State | W 14–2 | 50% |
| Oct 23 | at Drake | W 10–7 | 65% |
| Oct 30 | vs Oklahoma | L 7–28 | 62% |
| Nov 6 | vs Kansas State | W 10–7 | 72% |
| Nov 13 | vsWashington St. Louis | W 14–10 | 70% |
| Nov 25 | vs Kansas | W 16–7 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kansas 16–7; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 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.
- Record
- 7–1
- Conference
- 5–1 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 156–61
- Coach
- James Phelan
- Elo
- 1575 +46 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.5 No. 45 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Charles L. Lewis
1920 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 4–0–1 | 6–0–1 | |
 Missouri | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
| Kansas | 3–2 | 5–2–1 | |
| Iowa State | 3–2 | 4–4 | |
| Drake | 1–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 1–4 | 4–4 | |
| Grinnell | 0–2–1 | 3–3–1 | |
| Kansas State | 0–3–1 | 3–3–3 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.