The 1920 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1920 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 6–1 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Ten Conference, shut out four of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 141 to 29. John R. Richards was in his fourth year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]
| 1920 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 6–1 (4–1 Big Ten) |
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| Captain | Frank Weston |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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End Frank Weston was the team captain.[3] Guard Ralph Scott was a consensus first-team All-American.[4] In addition, Frank Weston and center George Bunge were selected as first-team All-Americans by the Frank Menke Syndicate and Lawrence Perry, respectively.[5][6] Those three (Weston, Scott, and Bunge) and Al Elliott received first-team All-Big Ten honors.[7][8]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 2 | Lawrence* | W 60–0 | |||
| October 9 | Michigan Agricultural* |
| W 27–0 | [9] | |
| October 16 | Northwestern |
| W 27–7 | 10,000 | [10] |
| October 23 | at Ohio State | L 7–13 | |||
| November 6 | at Minnesota | W 3–0 | 22,000 | ||
| November 13 | Illinois |
| W 14–9 | 20,257 | |
| November 20 | at Chicago | W 3–0 | [11] | ||
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References edit
- ^ a b "1920 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 217. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia, p. 1154
- ^ "Perry Selects the Best Foot Ball Players". Lebanon Daily News. December 2, 1920.
- ^ Walter Camp, ed. (1921). Spalding's Official Intercollegiate Foot Ball Guide. American Sports Publishing Company. pp. 25, 27.
- ^ "Honors Divided On All-Western Football Team". Cornell Daily Sun. December 7, 1920. p. 3.
- ^ Bill Walker (October 10, 1920). "Wisconsin Scores 27 to 0 Win Over Hard Fighting Foe". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wisconsin Triumphs Over Purple". The Wisconsin State Journal. October 17, 1920. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wisconsin Wins Over Chicago on Davey's Kick, 3-0". Chicago Tribune. November 21, 1920. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.