1920 Sam Houston Normal football team

The 1920 Sam Houston Normal football team represented Sam Houston Normal Institute (now known as Sam Houston State University) as an independent during the 1920 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Mutt Gee, Sam Houston compiled an overall record of 1–4–2.

1920 Sam Houston Normal football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–4–2
Head coach	Mutt Gee (1st season)
Home stadium	Pritchett Field
Seasons ← 1919 1921 →

1920 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Talladega			–					?	–	0	–	0
Trinity (NC)			–					4	–	0	–	1
Abilene Christian			–					4	–	0	–	1
North Texas State Normal			–					7	–	1	–	0
Presbyterian			–					5	–	1	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					4	–	1	–	0
Navy			–					6	–	2	–	0
Spring Hill			–					6	–	2	–	0
Birmingham–Southern			–					6	–	3	–	0
Mississippi Normal			–					4	–	2	–	1
Southwest Texas State			–					4	–	2	–	1
East Tennessee State Normal			–					3	–	2	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	4	–	1
Oglethorpe			–					4	–	4	–	1
Delaware			–					3	–	5	–	1
Texas Mines			–					2	–	4	–	0
Marion			–					2	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest			–					2	–	7	–	0
Sam Houston Normal			–					1	–	4	–	2
Western Kentucky State Normal			–					0	–	1	–	0
West Tennessee State Normal			–					0	–	5	–	0
Marshall			–					0	–	8	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 11	at Rice freshmen	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 18–37	^[1]
October 15	Alexander Institute	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	T 14–14	^[2]
October 22	at Southwest Texas State	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	L 0–32	^[3]
November 1	Rice freshmen	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	T 0–0	^[4]
November 11	Huntsville American Legion	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	L 0–6	^[5]
November 12	at Navasota High School	Boone Field Navasota, TX	L 0–27	^[6]
November 25	East Texas State	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 14–7	^[7]

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References

1. "Rice freshmen beat Normal". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 12, 1920. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "S.H.N.I. played to tie by Alexander". The Galveston Daily News. October 16, 1920. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "San Marcos defeats Huntsville". The Austin American. October 23, 1920. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Rice freshmen are held to 0–0 score". The Galveston Daily News. November 2, 1920. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Huntsville Legion wins over Normal in football". The Galveston Daily News. November 12, 1920. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Navasota High wins game over Sam Houston 27 to 0". The Galveston Daily News. November 13, 1920. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Sam Houston wins". The Houston Post. November 26, 1920. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "1920 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved February 9, 2023.