1920 Samford

3–⁠5–⁠1 (1–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Samford in 1920, game by game: tied vs. Morgan 0–0; lost at Auburn 0–88; lost at Centre 0–120; won vs. Mercer 33–13; lost at Alabama 0–33; won vs. Marion 21–6; lost at Mississippi College 7–21; lost vs. Birmingham-Southern 7–14; won vs. Millsaps 42–0+42−120Tied 0–0 vs. Morgan0MorganLost 0–88 at Auburn-88AuburnLost 0–120 at Centre-120CentreWon 33–13 vs. Mercer+20MercerLost 0–33 at Alabama-33AlabamaWon 21–6 vs. Marion+15MarionLost 7–21 at Mississippi College-14Mississippi Col…Lost 7–14 vs. Birmingham-Southern-7Birmingham-Sout…Won 42–0 vs. Millsaps+42Millsaps
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Millsaps 42–⁠0; tied for 11th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 79 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠2 tied for 11th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
110–⁠295
Coach
—
Elo
1200 +63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.5 No. 89 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia6–⁠08–⁠0–⁠1
Tulane4–⁠06–⁠2–⁠1
Georgia Tech3–⁠08–⁠1
Alabama4–⁠110–⁠1
Furman3–⁠19–⁠1
Auburn3–⁠27–⁠2
Tennessee3–⁠27–⁠2
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠3
Chattanooga1–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Vanderbilt2–⁠35–⁠3–⁠1
Florida1–⁠25–⁠3
Samford1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠1
Clemson2–⁠54–⁠6–⁠1
The Citadel1–⁠32–⁠6
LSU0–⁠35–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky0–⁠23–⁠4–⁠1
Mercer0–⁠32–⁠7
Wofford0–⁠30–⁠8–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠20–⁠3

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