1920 SMU
3–5–2 (0–4–1 Southwest Conference), coached by J. Rix. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Daniel Baker 70–0Sep 25
By 70 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vsDaniel Baker | W 70–0 | 82% |
| Oct 2 | vsHardin Simmons | T 0–0 | 85% |
| Oct 9 | vs Texas A&M | L 0–3 | 31% |
| Oct 15 | vsHoward Payne | W 14–0 | 80% |
| Oct 22 | vs Arkansas | L 0–6 | 67% |
| Oct 30 | vsTrinity (Texas) | W 38–7 | 85% |
| Nov 6 | vs Rice | L 0–10 | 42% |
| Nov 13 | vs Texas | L 3–21 | 25% |
| Nov 20 | vsAustin | L 0–43 | 76% |
| Nov 27 | vs Baylor | T 0–0 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Baylor 0–0; 6th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 3–5–2
- Conference
- 0–4–1 6th in Southwest Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 125–90
- Coach
- J. Rix
- Elo
- 1314 −107 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −16.6 No. 81 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- John Lee Brooks
1920 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5–0 | 9–0 | |
| Texas A&M | 5–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Arkansas | 2–0–1 | 3–2–2 | |
| Rice | 2–2–1 | 4–2–2 | |
| Baylor | 1–2–1 | 4–4–1 | |
 SMU | 0–4–1 | 3–5–2 | |
| Phillips | 0–3 | 4–4–2 | |
 Oklahoma State | 0–3 | 0–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.