1919–20 WPI Engineers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1919â20 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 1919â20 NCAA men's basketball season. They were coached by Henry C. Swasey. The Engineers played their home games at Alumni Gym in Worcester, Massachusetts. The team won its first ever championship and finished the season with 14 wins and 2 losses.[1]
ConferenceIndependent
APNo. 25 (Premo-Porretta Power Poll)
Record14-2
Headcoach
- Henry C. Swasey (3rd season)
| 1919â20 WPI Engineers men's basketball | |
|---|---|
| |
New England Champions | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 25 (Premo-Porretta Power Poll) |
| Record | 14-2 |
| Head coach |
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| Home arena | Alumni Gym |
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 01/10/1920* |
Brown University | W 29-13 | 1-0 |
Alumni Gym (600) Worcester, MA | |||||||
| 01/17/1920* |
Massachusetts Agriculture College | W 27-13 | 2-0 |
Alumni Gym Worcester, MA | |||||||
| 01/23/1920* |
at Trinity College | W 26-16 | 3-0 |
Hartford, CT | |||||||
| 01/24/1920* |
at Springfield Y.M.C.A. | W 33-31 | 4-0 |
Springfield, MA | |||||||
| 01/30/1920* |
Stevens Tech | L 25-35 | 4-1 |
Alumni Gym Worcester, MA | |||||||
| 01/31/1920* |
N.H. State College | W 21-19 | 5-1 |
Alumni Gym Worcester, MA | |||||||
| 02/04/1920* |
at Clark University | W 61-13 | 6-1 |
Worcester, MA | |||||||
| 02/13/1920* |
at Crescent Athletic Club | L 21-25 | 6-2 |
Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
| 02/14/1920* |
at Pratt Institute | W 30-12 | 7-2 |
Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
| 02/20/1920* |
Trinity College | W 42-24 | 8-2 |
Alumni Gym Worcester, MA | |||||||
| 02/21/1920* |
Connecticut State College | W 25-17 | 9-2 |
Alumni Gym Worcester, MA | |||||||
| 02/27/1920* |
at Tufts University | W 31-21 | 10-2 |
Medford, MA | |||||||
| 02/28/1920* |
at N.H. State College | W 26-20 | 11-2 |
Durham, NH | |||||||
| 03/06/1920* |
Tufts University | W 52-29 | 12-2 |
Alumni Gym Worcester, MA | |||||||
| 03/13/1920* |
Springfield YMCA | W 37-24 | 13-2 |
Alumni Gym Worcester, MA | |||||||
| 03/20/1920* |
R.I. State College | W 24-11 | 14-2 |
Alumni Gym Worcester, MA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
Source:[2]
