American college football season
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]
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 [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source October 2 Lawrence * W 60–0
October 9 Michigan Agricultural * Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI W 27–0[9]
October 16 Northwestern Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI W 27–710,000 [10]
October 23 at Ohio State L 7–13
November 6 at Minnesota W 3–022,000
November 13 Illinois Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI W 14–920,257
November 20 at Chicago W 3–0
*Non-conference game Homecoming
[1] [2]
References [ ]
^ 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. 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 .
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