1920 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1920 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1920 record 1-6-0 (0-6-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Henry L. Williams (22nd year)
Home stadium Northrop Field
1920 Big Ten 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 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1920 college football season. In their 21st year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 1-6 record (0–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 92 to 62.[1] The team suffered the program's first ever six-game losing streak,[2] and it finished tied for last place in the conference.

Guard Festus Tierney and halfback Arnold Oss were selected as first-team player on the 1920 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/02/1920 North Dakota* Northrop FieldMinneapolis, MN W 41-3  
10/09/1920 at Northwestern Northwestern Field • Evanston, IL L 0-17  
10/16/1920 Indiana Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 7-21  
10/30/1920 at Illinois Urbana, IL L 7-17  
11/06/1920 Wisconsin Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 0-3  
11/13/1920 at Iowa Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA L 7-28  
11/20/1920 Michigandagger Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 0-3  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

References

  1. "Minnesota Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse (David DeLassus). Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  2. General Alumni. History. p. 160.
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