1920 Mississippi College Collegians football team

The 1920 Mississippi College Collegians football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1920 college football season. In their first year under head coach Stanley L. Robinson, the team compiled a 3–5 record.[1]

1920 Mississippi College Collegians football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumProvine 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

Mississippi College was schedued to play Ole Miss on Thanksgiving at Jackson. After the Rebels cenceled, the Collegians scheduled a road game at Spring Hill as a replacement contest.[2]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2at Mississippi A&ML 0–27[3]
October 9at Tulane
L 0–29[4]
October 16at AlabamaL 0–57[5]
October 23Ouachita Baptist*
W 6–0[6]
October 30at LSUL 9–41[7]
November 5at Howard (AL)W 21–7[8]
November 11vs. MillsapsW 60–0[9]
November 25at Spring Hill*
L 20–21[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "1929 Football Schedule". Mississippi College Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss cancels Mississippi game". The News Scimitar. November 23, 1920. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Clinton boys losers, 27–0". Jackson Daily News. October 3, 1920. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane wins from Mississippi, 29–0". The Birmingham News. October 10, 1920. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Alabama overwhelms Mississippi, 57 to 0". Jackson Daily News. October 17, 1920. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ouachita defeated by Mississippians". Daily Arkansas Gazette. October 24, 1920. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mississippi College snowed under in fast game by L.S.U. eleven". The Shreveport Times. October 31, 1920. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mississippi College victor over Howard". Jackson Daily News. November 6, 1920. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mississippi College overwhelms Millsaps". Jackson Daily News. November 12, 1920. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Spring Hill scores victory Thursday". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 26, 1920. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.