1920 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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]

1920 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1920 record6–1 (4–1 Big Ten)
Head coachJohn R. Richards (4th season)
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
1920 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
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 27–7
October 23at Ohio State
L 7–13
November 6at Minnesota
W 3–0
November 13Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 14–9
November 20at Chicago
W 3–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[1][2]

References
  1. "1920 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
  2. "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 217. 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. 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.
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