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1920 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record2–5 (0–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainFerdinand J. Birk
Home stadium Stuart Field
Seasons
←  1919
1921 →
1920 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1920 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1920 college football season. In their third season under head coach A. G. Scanlon, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–5 record, finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference with an 0–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 103 to 36. Ferdinand J. Birk was the team captain. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 DePauw*W 10–0
October 9at ChicagoL 0–20 [3]
October 16at Ohio StateL 0–17
October 30 Wabash*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 19–14
November 6at Notre Dame*L 0–2812,210 [4]
November 13at NorthwesternL 0–1410,000 [5]
November 20 Indiana
L 7–10
  • *Non-conference game

[6]

References

  1. ^ "1920 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  3. ^ Albon Holden (October 10, 1920). "Maroons Upset Purdue, 20 to 0, in Woozy Game". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "The Season's Review 1920" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  5. ^ Quin Ryan (November 14, 1920). "Purple Eleven Upsets Purdue in 14-0 Combat". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 82. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1920 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record2–5 (0–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainFerdinand J. Birk
Home stadium Stuart Field
Seasons
←  1919
1921 →
1920 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1920 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1920 college football season. In their third season under head coach A. G. Scanlon, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–5 record, finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference with an 0–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 103 to 36. Ferdinand J. Birk was the team captain. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 DePauw*W 10–0
October 9at ChicagoL 0–20 [3]
October 16at Ohio StateL 0–17
October 30 Wabash*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 19–14
November 6at Notre Dame*L 0–2812,210 [4]
November 13at NorthwesternL 0–1410,000 [5]
November 20 Indiana
L 7–10
  • *Non-conference game

[6]

References

  1. ^ "1920 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  3. ^ Albon Holden (October 10, 1920). "Maroons Upset Purdue, 20 to 0, in Woozy Game". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "The Season's Review 1920" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  5. ^ Quin Ryan (November 14, 1920). "Purple Eleven Upsets Purdue in 14-0 Combat". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 82. Retrieved January 29, 2023.

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