1920 Clemson Tigers football team

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1920 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–6–1 (2–6 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainBoo Armstrong
Home stadiumRiggs 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

The 1920 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as Clemson University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1920 college football season. Led by Edward Donahue in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 2–6 in SIAA play.[1][2] Boo Armstrong was the team captain.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Erskine*W 26–0
October 1Presbyterian*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
T 7–7
October 2Newberry*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 26–6
October 10Wofford
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 13–7
October 15Auburn
L 0–21
October 23at TennesseeL 0–26[4]
October 28at South CarolinadaggerL 0–3[5]
November 6at Georgia TechL 0–7[6]
November 11vs. The Citadel
W 26–0
November 20at FurmanGreenville, SCL 0–14
November 25at GeorgiaL 0–555,000[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). ClemsonTigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. ^ 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  4. ^ "Clemson defeated by Tennessee 26–0". The Greenville News. October 24, 1920. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Crow of Gamecock drowns Tiger roar". The State. October 29, 1920. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Wallace George (November 7, 1920). "In Featureless Game Tornado Second String Bests Clemson Tigers". Atlanta Constitution. p. 3. Retrieved June 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ John Mahoney (November 26, 1920). "Georgia Bulldogs' Offensive Bowls Over Clemson Tiger, and Athenians Rull Up 55 Points On Carolinian". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 14. Retrieved March 21, 2016 – via newspapers.com. Open access icon

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