1920 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team

The 1920 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented the Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi (now known as Mississippi State University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1920 college football season. In their first season under head coach Ferdinand Holtkamp, Mississippi A&M compiled a 5–3 record.

1920 Mississippi A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3 (4–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia + 7 0 08 0 1
Tulane + 5 0 06 2 1
Georgia Tech + 4 0 08 1 0
Alabama 6 1 010 1 0
Centre 4 1 08 2 0
Furman 3 1 09 1 0
South Carolina 3 1 05 4 0
Tennessee 5 2 07 2 0
Auburn 4 2 07 2 0
Mississippi A&M 4 2 05 3 0
Sewanee 3 3 14 3 1
Vanderbilt 3 3 04 3 1
Transylvania 2 2 03 4 0
Howard (AL) 2 3 03 5 1
Mississippi College 2 4 03 5 0
Florida 1 2 06 3 0
Clemson 2 6 04 6 1
LSU 1 3 05 3 1
Chattanooga 1 3 03 4 1
The Citadel 1 4 02 6 0
Ole Miss 0 2 04 3 0
Kentucky 0 3 13 4 1
Georgetown (KY) 0 2 00 3 0
Millsaps 0 3 00 3 0
Mercer 0 4 02 6 0
Wofford 0 4 00 8 1
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Mississippi CollegeW 27–0[1]
October 9at Indiana*
L 0–24[2]
October 16Southern Military Academy*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 33–0[3]
October 23at LSUW 12–7[4]
October 30Tennessee
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 13–7[5]
November 6vs. Ole MissGreenwood, MS (rivalry)W 20–0[6]
November 13at Tulane
L 0–6[7]
November 25at AlabamaL 7–24[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Clinton boys losers, 27–0". Jackson Daily News. October 3, 1920. Retrieved September 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Indiana wins from Miss. A.M." The Richmond Item. October 10, 1920. Retrieved February 12, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Aggies in twin win". The Commercial Appeal. October 17, 1920. Retrieved February 12, 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. "Aggies beat Tenn. before great crowd". Jackson Daily News. October 31, 1920. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Aggies victors over Ole Miss". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1920. Retrieved February 12, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Mississippi falls before Tulane, 6–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1920. Retrieved April 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Mississippi Aggies downed by Alabama". The News & Courier. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. November 26, 1920. p. 6.
  9. "1920 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
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