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1920 Valparaiso University football team

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1920 Valparaiso University football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainKenneth Conley (left tackle)[1]
Home stadiumBrown Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Notre Dame   –   9 – 0 – 0
Michigan Mines   –   2 – 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
South Dakota State   –   4 – 2 – 1
Indiana State   –   3 – 2 – 0
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

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.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Carroll (WI)
W 52–0[3][4]
October 9at Harvard
L 0–2118,000[5]
October 16Northwestern College
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
W 85–0[6]
October 23at Notre Dame
L 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 25vs. North DakotaGary, INW 20–107,000[12]

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References

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  1. ^ The Record. Valparaiso University. 1921. p. 209.
  2. ^ "Football All-Time Results" (PDF). Valpo Football. 2019.
  3. ^ "College Gridders Are Off; Valpo Scores 51-0 Victory". Chicago Tribune. September 25, 1920. p. 12. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "HERE'S THE FIRST FOOTBALL SCORE". The Journal Times. September 25, 1920. p. 9. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "HARVARD VANQUISHES VALPARAISO IN HARD FOUGHT GAME 21 TO 0". Boston Post. October 10, 1920. p. 37. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "JUST LOOK AT VALPO!". The Star Press. October 17, 1920. p. 15. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  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. October 24, 1920. p. 7. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  9. ^ "VALPS FORFEIT 1-0 TO DEPAUW". The Indianapolis Star. October 30, 1920. p. 15. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "Long Runs and Blocked Punts beat Billikens". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 6, 1920. p. 8. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  11. ^ "MORNINGSIDE LOSES TO VALPARAISO". Sioux City Journal. November 14, 1920. p. 25. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  12. ^ "VARPARAISO WON FROM N.D UNIVERSITY 20-10". Grand Forks Herald. November 26, 1920. p. 8. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  13. ^ "Football - News - Official Athletic Site of the Valparaiso University Crusaders". Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
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