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1920 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1920 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–3 (0–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
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 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1920 college football season. Led by second-year head coach R. L. Sullivan, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 4–3, with a mark of 0–2 in conference play. Ole Miss played home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Jonesboro Aggies*W 33–0[2]
October 9at Mississippi Normal*
W 54–0[3]
October 16at Birmingham–Southern*L 6–27[4]
October 23at Tulane
L 0–32[5]
October 29Union (TN)*
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 87–0[6]
November 6vs. Mississippi A&M Greenwood, MS (Egg Bowl)L 0–20[7]
November 12Southwestern Presbyterian*
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 38–6[8]
November 20vs. TennesseeMemphis, TNCanceled[9]
November 25vs. Mississippi College
Canceled[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1920 Ole Miss football schedule". OleMissSports.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss in victory; Easily defeats Jonesboro Aggies, score 33 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. October 3, 1920. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ole Miss romps on Normal College". Jackson Daily News. October 10, 1920. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Panthers score victory over Ole Miss". The Birmingham News. October 17, 1920. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ ""Ole Miss" beaten; Holds Tulane scoreless in first half, but then loses, score 32 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. October 24, 1920. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ole Miss swamps Union". The Commercial Appeal. October 30, 1920. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Aggies victors over Ole Miss". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1920. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ole Miss defeats S.W.P.U. eleven, 38–6". The Commercial Appeal. November 13, 1920. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Volunteers will be idle Nov. 20". The Journal and Tribune. November 12, 1920. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ole Miss cancels Mississippi game". The News Scimitar. November 23, 1920. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.