1920 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

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1920
Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
CaptainJesse C. Kellam
Home stadiumEvans Field
Seasons
1920 Southern college football independents records
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

The 1920 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State Normal School—now known as Texas State University–as an independent during the 1920 college football season. The 1920 Southwest Texas State team adopted the nickname "Bobcats" after the University Star had an editorial campaign to adopt an athletic mascot. Prior to this season the team had no nickname.

Bobcats were led by second-year head coach Oscar W. Strahan and played their home games at Evans Field in San Marcos, Texas.[1] The team's captain was Jesse C. Kellam, who played halfback. Southwest Texas State finished the season with a record of 5–2–1.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1Meridian
W 78–0[3]
October 9at Southwestern (TX)Georgetown, TXT 3–3[4]
October 15
East Texas State
San Marcos, TXW 48–0[5]
October 22at Sam Houston NormalSan Marcos, TXW 32–0[6]
October 30
Daniel Baker
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 40–0[7]
November 11at San Marcos Baptist Academy
  • Talbot Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 26–13[8]
November 19at
Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
  • L 0–48[9]
    November 25at North Texas State NormalDenton, TXL 6–13[10]

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