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1920 LSU Tigers football team

1920 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3–1 (1–3 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRoy L. Benoit
Home stadiumState 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 LSU Tigers football team represented the University of Louisiana (now known as Louisiana State University or LSU) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1920 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Branch Bocock, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–3–1, with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished tied for 18th in the SIAA. LSU played home games at State Field in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Jefferson (LA)*
W 81–0[1]
October 2Louisiana Normal College*
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 34–0[1]
October 9Spring Hill*
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 40–0[2]
October 15at Texas A&M*
T 0–0[3]
October 23Mississippi A&M
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 7–12[4]
October 30Mississippi College
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 41–9[5]
November 6vs. Arkansas*
W 3–0[6]
November 13Alabama
L 0–21[7]
November 25Tulane
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–21[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Louisiana Tigers win two games, Jefferson and Normal losing". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1920. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Tigers win from Springhill eleven". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1920. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tigers and Aggies in scoreless tie on muddy gridiron". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1920. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Aggies nose out win over Tigers". The Birmingham News. October 24, 1920. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Drop kick gives LA win over Arkansas". The Commercial Appeal. November 7, 1920. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "L.S.U. defeated in aerial battle by Alabama, 21 to 0". The Shreveport Times. November 12, 1920. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulane defeats L.S.U. in their annual clash 21 to 0". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1920. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1920 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2024.


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