1920 Phillips

4–⁠4–⁠2 (0–⁠3 Southwest Conference), coached by John Maulbetsch.

Schedule and results

Phillips in 1920, game by game: won vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State 35–0; won at Southwestern Oklahoma State 27–7; won vs. Haskell 7–6; won at Hardin Simmons 13–7; lost at Texas A&M 0–47; lost at TCU 0–3; lost at Texas 0–27; lost vs. Arkansas 0–20; tied vs. Tulsa 0–0; tied at Central Oklahoma 7–7+35−47Won 35–0 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State+35Southwestern Ok…Won 27–7 at Southwestern Oklahoma State+20Southwestern Ok…Won 7–6 vs. Haskell+1HaskellWon 13–7 at Hardin Simmons+6Hardin SimmonsLost 0–47 at Texas A&M-47Texas A&MLost 0–3 at TCU-3TCULost 0–27 at Texas-27TexasLost 0–20 vs. Arkansas-20ArkansasTied 0–0 vs. Tulsa0TulsaTied 7–7 at Central Oklahoma0Central Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Central Oklahoma 7–⁠7; tied for 7th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 12 on file).

Record
4–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
0–⁠3 tied for 7th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
89–⁠124
Coach
John Maulbetsch
Elo
1290 +5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.3 No. 93 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1920 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas5–⁠09–⁠0
Texas A&M5–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Arkansas2–⁠0–⁠13–⁠2–⁠2
Rice2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠2
Baylor1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
SMU0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
Phillips0–⁠34–⁠4–⁠2
Oklahoma State0–⁠30–⁠7–⁠1

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