1920 Valparaiso University football team

American college football season

1920 Valparaiso University football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–3
Head coach|

* George Keogan (2nd season)

Captain| Kenneth Conley (left tackle)[1]
Home stadium| Brown Field

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1920 Midwestern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | 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
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[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 24| Carroll (WI)|

* Brown Field
* Valparaiso, IN

| W 52–0| | [3][4]
October 9| at Harvard|

* Harvard Stadium
* Boston, MA

| L 0–21| 18,000| [5]
October 16| Northwestern College|

* Brown Field
* Valparaiso, IN

| W 85–0| | [6]
October 23| at Notre Dame|

* Cartier Field
* Notre Dame, IN

| L 3–28| 8,000–10,000| [7][8]
October 29| at DePauw|

* McKeen Field
* Greencastle, IN

| L 0–1 (forfeit)| | [9]
November 5| Saint Louis|

* Brown Field
* Valparaiso, IN

| W 41–0| 4,000| [10]
November 13| Morningside|

* Brown Field
* Valparaiso, IN

| W 14–0| | [11]
November 25| North Dakota| Gary, IN| W 20–10| 7,000| [12]

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## References[edit]

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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