1920 Clemson Tigers football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1920

| team = Clemson Tigers

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association

| short_conf = SIAA

| record = 4–6–1

| conf_record = 2–6

| head_coach = Edward Donahue

| hc_year = 4th

| captain = Boo Armstrong

| stadium = Riggs Field

}}

{{1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}

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.{{cite web|title=2016 Football Media Guide|url=http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/28500/pdf/football/2016-17/Guide.pdf?SPSID=935314&SPID=160208&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500|website=ClemsonTigers.com|publisher=Clemson Athletics|access-date=December 14, 2016|format=PDF|pages=200–208|date=2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220115651/http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/28500/pdf/football/2016-17/Guide.pdf?SPSID=935314&SPID=160208&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/clemson/1920-1924_yearly_results.php|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|title=Clemson Game by Game Results|access-date=November 24, 2015|archive-date=November 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116123059/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/clemson/1920-1924_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}} Boo Armstrong was the team captain.{{harvnb|2010 Media Guide|p=198}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1920|team=Erskine Seceders|title=Erskine}}

| site_stadium = Riggs Field

| site_cityst = Calhoun, SC

| score = 26–0

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-news-clemson-tigers-won-op/148650115/|work=The Charlotte News|title=Clemson Tigers won opener from Erskine|date=September 25, 1920|access-date=June 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| w/l = t

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Presbyterian

| site_stadium = Riggs Field

| site_cityst = Calhoun, SC

| score = 7–7

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbia-record-presbyterian-and-cle/148650215/|work=The Columbia Record|title=Presbyterian and Clemson deadlock|date=October 2, 1920|access-date=June 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1920|team=Newberry Indians|title=Newberry}}

| site_stadium = Riggs Field

| site_cityst = Calhoun, SC

| score = 26–6

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-lutherans-lose-to-heavy-tigers/148650298/|work=The State|title=Lutherans lose to heavy Tigers|date=October 3, 1920|access-date=June 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1920|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}

| site_stadium = Riggs Field

| site_cityst = Calhoun, SC

| score = 13–7

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-clemson-beats-woffor/148650400/|work=The Atlanta Journal|title=Clemson beats Wofford; Final score 13 to 7|date=October 10, 1920|access-date=June 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| w/l = l

| opponent = Auburn

| site_stadium = Riggs Field

| site_cityst = Calhoun, SC

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–21

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-auburn-tigers-easily/148650546/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Auburn Tigers easily romp on Clemson clan|date=October 16, 1920|access-date=June 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Tennessee

| site_stadium = Waite Field

| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN

| score = 0–26

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82788187/clemson-defeated-by-tennessee-260/|work=The Greenville News|title=Clemson defeated by Tennessee 26–0|date=October 24, 1920|accessdate=August 4, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| away = y

| opponent = South Carolina

| site_stadium = State Fairgrounds

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–3

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93398819/crow-of-gamecock-drowns-tiger-roar/|work=The State|title=Crow of Gamecock drowns Tiger roar|date=October 29, 1920|accessdate=January 24, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| site_stadium = Grant Field

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–7

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2547701/the_atlanta_constitution/|work=Atlanta Constitution|title=In Featureless Game Tornado Second String Bests Clemson Tigers|page=3|date=November 7, 1920|access-date=June 4, 2015|via=Newspapers.com|author=Wallace George}} {{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = The Citadel

| site_stadium = County Fairgrounds

| site_cityst = Orangeburg, SC

| score = 26–0

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-clemson-tiger-aga/148649235/|work=The Times and Democrat|title=Clemson Tiger again routs Citadel in annual battle at Orengeburg County Fair|date=November 12, 1920|access-date=June 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Furman

| site_stadium = Manly Field

| site_cityst = Greenville, SC

| score = 0–14

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-furman-outplays-cl/148650648/|work=The News and Observer|title=Furman outplays Clemson Tigers|date=November 21, 1920|access-date=June 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 25

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Georgia

| site_stadium = Sanford Field

| site_cityst = Athens, GA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–55

| attend = 5,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4688092/the_atlanta_constitution/|access-date=March 21, 2016|via=newspapers.com|title=Georgia Bulldogs' Offensive Bowls Over Clemson Tiger, and Athenians Rull Up 55 Points On Carolinian|author=John Mahoney|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution |page=14|date=November 26, 1920}} {{Open access}}

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References

Bibliography

{{cite web|last=Bourret|first=Tim|title=2010 Clemson Football Media Guide|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/clem/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football_media_guide_2010.pdf|publisher=Clemson University|access-date=11 August 2011|page=202|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112182337/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/clem/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football_media_guide_2010.pdf|archive-date=12 November 2012|url-status=dead|ref={{harvid|2010 Media Guide}}}}

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