1920 Boston University football team

American college football season

1920 Boston University football

Conference| Independent
Record| 4–3–1
Head coach|

* Percy Wendell (1st season)

Home stadium| Braves Field

Seasons

<- 1919

1921 ->

1920 Eastern college football independents records

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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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 25| at Maine| Orono, ME| T 0–0| | [6]
October 2| at Worcester Tech|

* Alumni Stadium
* Worcester, MA

| W 7–0| | [7]
October 9| New Hampshire|

* Braves Field
* Boston, MA

| L 0–7| 2,000 | [8][9]
October 16| Middlebury|

* Braves Field
* Boston, MA

| L 0–7| | [10]
October 23| at Rhode Island State| Kingston, RI| W 7–0| | [11]
October 30| Connecticut|

* Braves Field
* Boston, MA

| W 28–0| | [12]
November 6| at Boston College|

* Braves Field
* Boston, MA (rivalry)

| L 0–34| | [13]
November 11| Norwich|

* 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 .
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 .

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