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1920 Boston University football team

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1920 Boston University football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumBraves Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College   –   8 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   8 – 0 – 1
Princeton   –   6 – 0 – 1
Penn State   –   7 – 0 – 2
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 0 – 2
Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth   –   7 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   6 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 2 – 1
Geneva   –   5 – 2 – 1
New Hampshire   –   5 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   6 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 3 – 1
Penn   –   6 – 4 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 3 – 0
Lafayette   –   5 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 3 – 0
Williams   –   5 – 3 – 0
Yale   –   5 – 3 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 2 – 2
Boston University   –   4 – 3 – 1
Columbia   –   4 – 4 – 0
Duquesne   –   3 – 3 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 5 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 5 – 1
Rhode Island State   –   0 – 4 – 4
Tufts   –   2 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   1 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   1 – 5 – 2
Villanova   –   1 – 5 – 1
Drexel   –   0 – 6 – 0

The 1920 Boston University football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. The team compiled a 4–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 49 to 48.[1]

In July 1920, Percy Wendell was hired at the school's head football coach. Wendell had been an All-American football fullback at Harvard. He had not been active in football since leaving Harvard.[2] Wendell's arrival led to a new enthusiasm for football among the student body.[3][4]

Wendell spent only one season at Boston University, departing in 1921 for Williams College.[5]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at MaineOrono, MET 0–0[6]
October 2at Worcester Tech
W 7–0[7]
October 9New Hampshire
L 0–72,000 [8][9]
October 16Middlebury
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
L 0–7[10]
October 23at Rhode Island StateKingston, RIW 7–0[11]
October 30Connecticut
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 28–0[12]
November 6at Boston College
L 0–34[13]
November 11Norwich
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 7–0[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Boston Yearly Results 1920-1924". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Boston Univ. Signs Wendell". New York Tribune. July 23, 1920. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "B. U. Enthusiastic For Football Team: Over 1000 Students at the First Assembly". The Boston Globe. September 20, 1920. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wendell Starts B. U. Candidates". The Boston Globe. September 16, 1920. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Percy Wendell To Coach Williams". The Boston Globe. May 30, 1921. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hoss and Hoss Game at Maine". The Bangor Daily News. September 27, 1920. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "B.U. Gets The Only Touchdown of Game". The Boston Globe. October 3, 1920. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Heavy N H State Defeats B. U., 7 to 0". The Boston Globe. October 10, 1920. p. 14. Retrieved February 17, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "B. U. Eleven Beaten 7 to 0". The Boston Post. October 10, 1920. p. 38. Retrieved February 17, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Forward Pass Lets Middlebury Score: Beats Boston University at Braves Field, 7-0". The Boston Globe. October 17, 1920. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Fumble Paves Way for B. U. Win, 7-0". The Boston Globe. October 24, 1920. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Boston University Scores Four Times". The Boston Globe. October 31, 1920. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "B. C. And B. U. To Put In Their Best". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 6, 1920. p. 9. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "B. U. Beats Norwich 7 To 0 On Williamson's Run". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1922. p. 22. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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