1920 University Farm football team

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1920 University Farm football
ConferenceIndependent
1920 record3–4
Head coach
CaptainWilliam J. Fox
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Western college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nevada   –   7 – 3 – 1
USC   –   6 – 0 – 0
Arizona   –   6 – 1 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 2 – 0
New Mexico A&M   –   5 – 1 – 1
Santa Clara   –   5 – 1 – 0
Idaho   –   4 – 2 – 0
Gonzaga   –   4 – 3 – 0
Montana   –   4 – 3 – 0
New Mexico   –   3 – 3 – 0
University Farm   –   3 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   1 – 2 – 1
Saint Mary's   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1920 University Farm football team represented University Farm[note 1] in the 1920 college football season. Although University Farm was the formal name for the school and team, in many newspaper articles from the time it was called "Davis Farm". The team had no nickname in 1920, with the "Aggie" term being introduced in 1922.

The team competed as an independent and was led by head coach Eugene Van Gent in his only season as head coach for the school. They played home games in Davis, California. University Farm finished with a record of three wins and four losses (3–4) and were outscored by their opponents 61–67 for the 1920 season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18USS Boston[note 2]Davis, CAW 27–0[1]
September 25at Nevada
L 3–7[2]
October 2California third varsityW 18–0
October 9at Santa Clara
L 0–19[3]
October 16at Stanford freshmenStanford, CAW 13–7[4]
October 30California freshmen
L 0–13[5]
November 12Olympic ClubSacramento, CAL 0–21[6]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ University of California, Davis was known as University Farm from 1908 to 1921.
  2. ^ The USS Boston was a cruiser that was launched in 1883. It was decommissioned in 1907, but recommissioned as a Receiving ship in 1918 and towed to Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay
  3. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.

References[]

  1. ^ "Davis Farm Team Beat Sailor Boys". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. September 21, 1920. p. 3. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "Nevada's Football Team Too Much For Davis". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. September 27, 1920. p. 8. Retrieved March 2, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "Santa Clarans Win From Davis Farm Aggies, 19-0". San Jose Mercury News. San Jose, California. October 10, 1920. p. 20 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  4. ^ "Seventeen Grid Games Are on Schedule Today". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. October 16, 1920. p. 9 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  5. ^ "Cal. Frosh Beat Davis Farm 13-0 In Hard Game". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. October 31, 1920. p. 21 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  6. ^ "Olympic Club Eleven Defeats Davis Farm". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 12, 1920. p. 26. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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