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Mississippi Football Team History

Mississippi Rebels

University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Founded: 1844
Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
Capacity: 60,580
Colors: Navy Blue & Cardinal
Coach: R.L. Sullivan
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

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1893 <-- 1919 <- 1920 -> 1921 --> 2024

1920 Season Highlights

R.L. Sullivan enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Mississippi.

1920 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Birmingham-Southern	6	27	L
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Tulane	0	32	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Mississippi State	0	20	L	@ Greenwood, MS

1920 Season Totals
Record	0-3
Points Scored	6
Scoring Average	2.0
Points Allowed	79
Defense Average	26.3
Opponents Record	11-5
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	0-2
Away Record	0-1

1920 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	10-1	377	35					Xen C. Scott
Georgia	8-0-1	250	17					H.J. Stegeman
Georgia Tech	8-1	312	16					William A. Bill Alexander
Auburn	7-2	332	49					Mike Donahue
Tennessee	7-2	243	40					John R. Chief Bender
Tulane	6-2-1	181	28					Clark D. Shaughnessy
Florida	5-3	111	91					William G. Kline
Mississippi State	5-3	112	68					Fred Holtkamp
South Carolina	5-4	82	140					Sol S. Metzger
Vanderbilt	5-3-1	169	124					Dan McGugin
Kentucky	3-4-1	113	109					William J. Bill Juneau
Mississippi	0-3	6	79					R.L. Sullivan

1920 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1920 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.