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1920 Tulane

6–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Clark Shaughnessy.

Tulane, 1920
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1920, game by game: won vs. Louisiana 79–0; won vs. Mississippi College 29–0; tied vs. Rice 0–0; won at Ole Miss 32–0; lost at Michigan 0–21; won at Florida 14–0; won vs. Mississippi State 6–0; won at LSU 21–0; lost vs. Detroit Mercy 0–7+79−21Won 79–0 vs. Louisiana+79LouisianaWon 29–0 vs. Mississippi College+29Mississippi Col…Tied 0–0 vs. Rice0RiceWon 32–0 at Ole Miss+32Ole MissLost 0–21 at Michigan-21MichiganWon 14–0 at Florida+14FloridaWon 6–0 vs. Mississippi State+6Mississippi Sta…Won 21–0 at LSU+21LSULost 0–7 vs. Detroit Mercy-7Detroit Mercy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsLouisianaW 79–⁠093%
Oct 9vsMississippi CollegeW 29–⁠077%
Oct 16vsRiceT 0–⁠054%
Oct 23atOle MissW 32–⁠062%
Oct 30atMichiganL 0–⁠2145%
Nov 6atFloridaW 14–⁠046%
Nov 13vsMississippi StateW 6–⁠055%
Nov 25atLSUW 21–⁠047%
Dec 4vsDetroit MercyL 0–⁠790%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Detroit Mercy 7–⁠0; Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions4–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Georgia and Georgia Tech

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0 shared first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
181–⁠28
Coach
Clark Shaughnessy
Elo
1545 +51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.1 No. 51 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Johnny Wight
Offense
Single wing

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.