Stetson Hatters football, 1920–1929

The 1920 Stetson Hatters football team represented John B. Stetson University—now known as Stetson University—as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In their second year under head coach Horace Allen, the Hatters compiled a 2–4 record and were outscored by opponents by a total of 88 to 33.

The 1921 Stetson Hatters football team represented John B. Stetson University—now known as Stetson University—as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In their third year under head coach Horace Allen, the Hatters compiled a 1–4 record and were outscored by opponents by a total of 114 to 25.

The 1922 Stetson Hatters football team represented John B. Stetson University—now known as Stetson University—as an independent during the 1922 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Horace Allen, the Hatters compiled a 4–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 185 to 41.

The 1923 Stetson Hatters football team represented John B. Stetson University—now known as Stetson University—as an independent during the 1923 college football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Horace Allen, the Hatters compiled a 5–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 186 to 53.

The 1924 Stetson Hatters football team represented John B. Stetson University—now known as Stetson University—as an independent during the 1924 college football season. In their first year under head coach Herb McQuillan, the Hatters compiled a perfect 6–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 194 to 22.

Stetson was a member of the Florida State University and College Athletic Association, but refused to abide by the association's policy of not having migrant players, which caused at least three games against fellow Florida opponents to be canceled.^[20]

The 1925 Stetson Hatters football team represented John B. Stetson University—now known as Stetson University—as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In their second year under head coach Herb McQuillan, the Hatters compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 117 to 89.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 26	at Fort Benning	Doughboys Stadium Columbus, GA	L 7–51	[30]
October 3	Palmer	Cummings Field DeLand, FL	W 34–13	[31][32]
October 10	Norman	Cummings Field DeLand, FL	W 16–0	[33]
October 17	at Fulford-by-the-Sea	Miami, FL	Canceled	[34]
October 24	at South Georgia A&M	Tifton, GA	Postponed	[35]
October 26	at South Georgia A&M	Tifton, GA	W 18–0
October 31	at Spring Hill	Monroe Park Mobile, AL	W 6–5	[36]
November 7	Carson–Newman	Cummings Field DeLand, FL	T 0–0	[37][38]
November 14	at Mississippi State Teachers	Kamper Park Hattiesburg, MS	Canceled
November 14	at Newberry	Newberry, SC	L 0–20	[39][40]
November 26	Middle Tennessee State Teachers	Cummings Field DeLand, FL	W 10–0	[41]
	Daytona Athletic Club		W 26–0
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The 1926 Stetson Hatters football team represented John B. Stetson University—now known as Stetson University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1926 college football season. In their third year under head coach Herb McQuillan, the Hatters compiled a 5–1–1 record (3–1 in conference) and outscored opponents by a total of 153 to 26.

Former captain Kirk Gunby returned to Stetson as the line coach.^[43]

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at The Citadel	College Park Stadium Charleston, SC	L 7–14		[44]
October 9	Newberry	Cummings Field DeLand, FL	W 18–0
October 16	vs. Spring Hill*	Plant Field Tampa, FL	T 0–0		[45]
October 30	at Rollins	Winter Park, FL	W 34–0		[46]
November 6	Southern College	Cummings Field DeLand, FL	W 17–0	2,300	[47]
November 19	South Georgia A&M*	Cummings Field DeLand, FL	W 63–0
November 25	vs. Maryville (TN)*	Municipal Athletic Field Sanford, FL	W 14–12	3,000	[48]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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The 1927 Stetson Hatters football team represented John B. Stetson University—now known as Stetson University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1927 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Herb McQuillan, the Hatters compiled a perfect 6–0–1 record (4–0–1 in conference) and outscored opponents by a total of 193 to 13.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 24		at Auburn*	Drake Field Auburn, AL	W 6–0	[49]
October 15		Newberry	Cummings Field DeLand, FL	W 24–0	[50][51]
October 29		at Southern College	Lakeland, FL	T 6–6	[52]
November 5		Rollins	Cummings Field DeLand, FL	W 75–0	[53]
November 11		vs. Louisiana Tech	Jacksonville, FL	W 19–7	[54]
November 19	2:30 p.m.	at Miami (FL)*	Miami, FL Tamiami Park	W 36–0	[55]
November 26		Centre	Cummings Field DeLand, FL	W 27–0	[56]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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The 1928 Stetson Hatters football team represented John B. Stetson University—now known as Stetson University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1928 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Herb McQuillan, the Hatters compiled a 4–3 record (2–3 in conference). The team finished with a point differential of 0, with 72 points for and 72 points against.

The 1929 Stetson Hatters football team represented John B. Stetson University—now known as Stetson University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1929 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Herb McQuillan, the Hatters compiled a 5–1 record (3–1 in conference) and outscored opponents by a total of 123 to 33.

On October 10, Stetson debuted on their new football field, Hulley Field, against Rollins.^[63] The field was dedicated to the university's president, Lincoln Hulley.