1920 Vanderbilt
5–3–1 (2–3 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Dan McGugin. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–3–1, over eight games to the nine on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Birmingham-Southern 54–0Oct 2
By 54 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vsBirmingham-Southern | W 54–0 | 91% |
| Oct 9 | at Tennessee | W 20–0 | 57% |
| Oct 16 | vs Georgia Tech | L 0–44 | 50% |
| Oct 23 | at Auburn | L 6–56 | 35% |
| Oct 30 | vs Kentucky | W 20–0 | 73% |
| Nov 6 | at Alabama | L 7–14 | 31% |
| Nov 13 | at Middle Tennessee | W 34–0 | 89% |
| Nov 20 | vs Virginia | T 7–7 | 66% |
| Nov 27 | vsSewanee | W 21–3 | 70% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Sewanee 21–3; 10th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 5–3–1
- Conference
- 2–3 10th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 169–124
- Coach
- Dan McGugin
- Elo
- 1543 −10 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.7 No. 48 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Red Floyd
- Offense
- Short punt
1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia | 6–0 | 8–0–1 | |
 Tulane | 4–0 | 6–2–1 | |
| Georgia Tech | 3–0 | 8–1 | |
| Alabama | 4–1 | 10–1 | |
 Furman | 3–1 | 9–1 | |
| Auburn | 3–2 | 7–2 | |
| Tennessee | 3–2 | 7–2 | |
 Mississippi State | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
 Chattanooga | 1–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 Vanderbilt | 2–3 | 5–3–1 | |
 Florida | 1–2 | 5–3 | |
 Samford | 1–2 | 3–5–1 | |
 Clemson | 2–5 | 4–6–1 | |
 The Citadel | 1–3 | 2–6 | |
 LSU | 0–3 | 5–3–1 | |
| Kentucky | 0–2 | 3–4–1 | |
 Mercer | 0–3 | 2–7 | |
 Wofford | 0–3 | 0–8–1 | |
 Ole Miss | 0–2 | 0–3 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.