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1920 NC State

7–⁠3 (3–⁠2 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by William Fetzer.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1920, game by game: won vs. Davidson 23–0; won at Navy 14–7; lost at Georgetown 0–27; lost at Penn State 0–41; won vs. North Carolina 13–3; lost at VMI 0–14; won vs. William & Mary 81–0; won vs. Virginia Tech 14–6; won vs. Wofford 90–7; won at Wake Forest 49–7+83−41Won 23–0 vs. Davidson+23DavidsonWon 14–7 at Navy+7NavyLost 0–27 at Georgetown-27GeorgetownLost 0–41 at Penn State-41Penn StateWon 13–3 vs. North Carolina+10North CarolinaLost 0–14 at VMI-14VMIWon 81–0 vs. William & Mary+81William & MaryWon 14–6 vs. Virginia Tech+8Virginia TechWon 90–7 vs. Wofford+83WoffordWon 49–7 at Wake Forest+42Wake Forest
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsDavidsonW 23–⁠064%
Oct 2atNavyW 14–⁠739%
Oct 9atGeorgetownL 0–⁠2741%
Oct 16atPenn StateL 0–⁠4137%
Oct 21vsNorth CarolinaW 13–⁠367%
Oct 30atVMIL 0–⁠1435%
Nov 6vsWilliam & MaryW 81–⁠073%
Nov 11vsVirginia TechW 14–⁠662%
Nov 20vsWoffordW 90–⁠794%
Nov 25atWake ForestW 49–⁠772%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wake Forest 49–⁠7; 4th in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠2 4th in South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
284–⁠112
Coach
William Fetzer
Elo
1583 +54 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.7 No. 41 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1920 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
VMI3–⁠09–⁠0
Maryland1–⁠07–⁠2
Georgetown1–⁠01–⁠3
NC State3–⁠27–⁠3
Virginia1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Davidson1–⁠15–⁠5
Virginia Tech2–⁠34–⁠6
Richmond0–⁠21–⁠2
William & Mary0–⁠30–⁠3

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.