1920 Valparaiso University football team

The 1920 Valparaiso University football team represented Valparaiso University in the 1920 college football season. In George Keogan's second year as head coach, the Crusaders compiled a 5–3 record and outscored their opponents 215 to 60.[2] Notable games included losses to Harvard and Notre Dame, who were each recognized as national champions, Harvard by Boand and Notre Dame by Billingsley and Parke H. Davis.

1920 Valparaiso University football
ConferenceIndependent
1920 record5–3
Head coach
CaptainKenneth Conley (left tackle)[1]
Home stadiumBrown Field
1920 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Notre Dame    9 0 0
Butler    7 1 0
St. Xavier    7 1 0
Detroit    8 2 0
Marquette    7 2 0
Haskell    7 2 1
St. Ignatius (OH)    4 2 0
Iowa State Teachers    4 2 1
Valparaiso    5 3 0
Nebraska    5 3 1
Central Michigan    4 3 1
Akron    4 4 0
Wabash    3 4 0
Western State Normal (MI)    3 4 0
North Dakota Agricultural    2 3 1
Michigan Agricultural    4 6 0
Earlham    2 3 0
Northern Illinois State    3 5 0
Dayton    2 4 0
Kent State    1 2 0
Saint Louis    3 6 0
Bowling Green    1 4 0
Toledo    0 3 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Carroll (WI)W 52–0[3][4]
October 9at HarvardL 0–2118,000[5]
October 16Northwestern College (IL)
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
W 85–0[6]
October 23at Notre DameL 3–288,000–10,000[7][8]
October 29at DePauw
L 0–1 (forfeit)[9]
November 5Saint Louis
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
W 41–04,000[10]
November 13Morningside
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
W 14–0[11]
November 25North DakotaGary, INW 20–107,000[12]

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References

  1. The Record. Valparaiso University. 1921. p. 209.
  2. https://cdn.streamlinehosting.net/valpoathletics/D93C0AF4-538A-4CC1-B2EE-4B4A13941237/ValpoFB_All-TimeResults_121119.pdf
  3. "College Gridders Are Off; Valpo Scores 51-0 Victory". Chicago Tribune. 1920-09-25. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  4. "HERE'S THE FIRST FOOTBALL SCORE". The Journal Times. 1920-09-25. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  5. "HARVARD VANQUISHES VALPARAISO IN HARD FOUGHT GAME 21 TO 0". Boston Post. 1920-10-10. p. 37. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  6. "JUST LOOK AT VALPO!". The Star Press. 1920-10-17. p. 15. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  7. M.F. Scully (October 24, 1920). "Record Crowd Sees Notre Dame Smother Valparaiso Under Score of 28 to 3". The South Bend News-Times. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "IRISH PLAY RESERVES IN HALF OF CONTEST". South Bend News-Times. 1920-10-24. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  9. "VALPS FORFEIT 1-0 TO DEPAUW". The Indianapolis Star. 1920-10-30. p. 15. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  10. "Long Runs and Blocked Punts beat Billikens". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1920-11-06. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  11. "MORNINGSIDE LOSES TO VALPARAISO". Sioux City Journal. 1920-11-14. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  12. "VARPARAISO WON FROM N.D UNIVERSITY 20-10". Grand Forks Herald. 1920-11-26. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  13. "Football - News - Official Athletic Site of the Valparaiso University Crusaders". Archived from the original on 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
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