1920 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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The 1920 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1920 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 6–1 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Ten Conference, shut out four of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 141 to 29. John R. Richards was in his fourth year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]

Record6–1 (4–1 Big Ten)
Headcoach
CaptainFrank Weston
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1920 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–1 (4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainFrank Weston
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1919
1921 â†’
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1920 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Ohio State $5–0–07–1–0
Wisconsin4–1–06–1–0
Indiana3–1–05–2–0
Illinois4–2–05–2–0
Iowa3–2–05–2–0
Michigan2–2–05–2–0
Northwestern2–3–03–4–0
Chicago2–4–03–4–0
Purdue0–4–02–5–0
Minnesota0–6–01–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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End Frank Weston was the team captain.[3] Guard Ralph Scott was a consensus first-team All-American.[4] In addition, Frank Weston and center George Bunge were selected as first-team All-Americans by the Frank Menke Syndicate and Lawrence Perry, respectively.[5][6] Those three (Weston, Scott, and Bunge) and Al Elliott received first-team All-Big Ten honors.[7][8]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Lawrence*W 60–0
October 9Michigan Agricultural*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 27–0[9]
October 16Northwestern
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 27–710,000[10]
October 23at Ohio StateL 7–13
November 6at MinnesotaW 3–022,000
November 13Illinoisdagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 14–920,257
November 20at ChicagoW 3–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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