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
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
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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Carroll (WI)
W 52–0[3][4]
October 9at Harvard
L 0–2118,000[5]
October 16Northwestern College (IL)
  • 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 25North DakotaGary, INW 20–107,000[12]

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References
  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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