1920 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–1 (4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainFrank Weston
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
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 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Lawrence*
W 60–0
October 9Michigan Agricultural*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 27–0[9]
October 16Northwestern
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 27–710,000[10]
October 23at Ohio State
L 7–13
November 6at Minnesota
W 3–022,000
November 13Illinoisdagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 14–920,257
November 20at Chicago
W 3–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "1920 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia, p. 1154
  6. ^ "Perry Selects the Best Foot Ball Players". Lebanon Daily News. December 2, 1920.
  7. ^ Walter Camp, ed. (1921). Spalding's Official Intercollegiate Foot Ball Guide. American Sports Publishing Company. pp. 25, 27.
  8. ^ "Honors Divided On All-Western Football Team". Cornell Daily Sun. December 7, 1920. p. 3.
  9. ^ Bill Walker (October 10, 1920). "Wisconsin Scores 27 to 0 Win Over Hard Fighting Foe". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wisconsin Triumphs Over Purple". The Wisconsin State Journal. October 17, 1920. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wisconsin Wins Over Chicago on Davey's Kick, 3-0". Chicago Tribune. November 21, 1920. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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