1920 Boston University football team

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]

1920 Boston University football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumBraves Field
1920 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

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
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 6vs. Boston College
L 0–34[13]
November 11Norwich
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 7–0[14]

References
  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.
  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.
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