1920 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1920 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Tigers' 29th overall season and they competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Mike Donahue, in his 16th year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2 overall, 3–2 in the SIAA). Auburn outscored their opponents by a margin of 332–49, a then school record for points, but were held scoreless in their two losses by the conference co-champions.

1920 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–2 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Base defense7–2–2
CaptainEmmett Sizemore
Home stadiumDrake Field
Rickwood Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia + 7 0 0 8 0 1
Tulane + 5 0 0 6 2 1
Georgia Tech + 4 0 0 8 1 0
Alabama 6 1 0 10 1 0
Centre 4 1 0 8 2 0
Furman 3 1 0 9 1 0
South Carolina 3 1 0 5 4 0
Tennessee 5 2 0 7 2 0
Auburn 4 2 0 7 2 0
Mississippi A&M 4 2 0 5 3 0
Sewanee 3 3 1 4 3 1
Vanderbilt 3 3 0 4 3 1
Transylvania 2 2 0 3 4 0
Howard (AL) 2 3 0 3 5 1
Mississippi College 2 4 0 3 5 0
Florida 1 2 0 6 3 0
Clemson 2 6 0 4 6 1
LSU 1 3 0 5 3 1
Chattanooga 1 3 0 3 4 1
The Citadel 1 4 0 2 6 0
Ole Miss 0 2 0 4 3 0
Kentucky 0 3 1 3 4 1
Georgetown (KY) 0 2 0 0 3 0
Millsaps 0 3 0 0 3 0
Mercer 0 4 0 2 6 0
Wofford 0 4 0 0 8 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Marion*W 35–0[1]
October 2Howard (AL)
  • Drake Field
  • Auburn, AL
W 88–0[2]
October 9Fort Benning*
  • Drake Field
  • Auburn, AL
W 14–2[3]
October 15at ClemsonW 21–0[4]
October 23VanderbiltW 56–68,000–11,000[5]
October 30vs. GeorgiaL 0–77,000[6]
November 6vs. Birmingham–Southern*
W 49–0[7]
November 13Washington and Lee*
  • Rickwood Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 77–0[8]
November 25at Georgia TechL 0–3420,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Auburn defeats Marion Cadets in first game". The Anniston Star. September 24, 1920. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Auburn romps on Howard Bulldogs". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 3, 1920. Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Plainsmen beat Camp Benning, 14–2". The Atlanta Constitution. October 10, 1920. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn defeats Clemson 21–0". The Index-Journal. October 16, 1920. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Vanderbilt crushed by Auburn Plainsmen". The Commercial Appeal. October 24, 1920. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Gene Hinton (October 31, 1920). "Georgia Upsets Dope and Defeats Auburn By A Single Touchdown". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 2. Retrieved March 21, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Immense crowd sees Tiger swamp Birmingham eleven". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 7, 1920. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Generals go down, 77 to 0". The News. November 14, 1920. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Golden Tornado Sweeps Through Auburn Team 34–0: "Buck" Flowers in Final Game of Career Plays Spectacular Football, Makes Two Eighty-Yard Runs". The Spartanburg Herald. November 26, 1920. p. 14.
  10. ^ "1920 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2024.