1920 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1920 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1920 record	1-6-0 (0-6-0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Henry L. Williams (22nd year)
Home stadium	Northrop Field

1920 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Ohio State $	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Wisconsin	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	1	–	0
Indiana	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
Illinois	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
Iowa	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
Michigan	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
Chicago	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
Purdue	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	5	–	0
Minnesota	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1920 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1920 college football season. In their 21st year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 1-6 record (0–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 92 to 62.^[1] The team suffered the program's first ever six-game losing streak,^[2] and it finished tied for last place in the conference.

Guard Festus Tierney and halfback Arnold Oss were selected as first-team player on the 1920 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
10/02/1920	North Dakota*	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	W 41-3
10/09/1920	at Northwestern	Northwestern Field • Evanston, IL	L 0-17
10/16/1920	Indiana	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	L 7-21
10/30/1920	at Illinois	Urbana, IL	L 7-17
11/06/1920	Wisconsin	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	L 0-3
11/13/1920	at Iowa	Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA	L 7-28
11/20/1920	Michigan	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	L 0-3
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

References

↑ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
↑ General Alumni. History. p. 160.

Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Venues	Athletic Park (1892–1898) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–1898) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–1981) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) Michigan (Little Brown Jug) Nebraska ($5 Bits of Broken Chair) Penn State (Governor's Victory Bell) Wisconsin (Slab of Bacon, 1930–43; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present)

Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Marching band Minnesota shift T formation

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

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National championship seasons in bold

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