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1920 The Citadel

2–⁠6 (1–⁠3 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Harry J. O’Brien.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1920, game by game: lost at Georgia 0–40; lost vs. Furman 6–21; lost at VMI 0–35; won vs. Wofford 19–0; lost at Davidson 13–27; won vs. Newberry 35–10; lost at Clemson 0–26; lost vs. South Carolina 6–7+25−40Lost 0–40 at Georgia-40GeorgiaLost 6–21 vs. Furman-15FurmanLost 0–35 at VMI-35VMIWon 19–0 vs. Wofford+19WoffordLost 13–27 at Davidson-14DavidsonWon 35–10 vs. Newberry+25NewberryLost 0–26 at Clemson-26ClemsonLost 6–7 vs. South Carolina-1South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2atGeorgiaL 0–⁠4027%
Oct 9vsFurmanL 6–⁠2149%
Oct 16atVMIL 0–⁠3522%
Oct 23vsWoffordW 19–⁠081%
Oct 30atDavidsonL 13–⁠2728%
Nov 6vsNewberryW 35–⁠1075%
Nov 11atClemsonL 0–⁠2631%
Nov 25vsSouth CarolinaL 6–⁠757%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 7–⁠6; 14th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠3 14th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
79–⁠166
Coach
Harry J. O’Brien
Elo
1349 −77 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.5 No. 83 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.