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1920 Presbyterian

5–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Walter Johnson.

Schedule and results

Presbyterian in 1920, game by game: tied at Clemson 7–7; won at North Georgia 34–7; lost at South Carolina 0–14; won at Erskine 14–0; won vs. Wofford 14–0; won vs. Newberry 27–0; won vs. Davidson 7–0+27−14Tied 7–7 at Clemson0ClemsonWon 34–7 at North Georgia+27North GeorgiaLost 0–14 at South Carolina-14South CarolinaWon 14–0 at Erskine+14ErskineWon 14–0 vs. Wofford+14WoffordWon 27–0 vs. Newberry+27NewberryWon 7–0 vs. Davidson+7Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1atClemsonT 7–⁠711%
Oct 16atNorth GeorgiaW 34–⁠756%
Oct 21atSouth CarolinaL 0–⁠1434%
Oct 30atErskineW 14–⁠036%
Nov 6vsWoffordW 14–⁠078%
Nov 13vsNewberryW 27–⁠072%
Nov 20vsDavidsonW 7–⁠032%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Davidson 7–⁠0.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
5–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
103–⁠28
Coach
Walter Johnson
Elo
1364 +114 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−13.6 No. 79 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Lonnie McMillian