1920 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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.

1920 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1920 record	1–6 (0–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Henry L. Williams (21st season)
Captain	Neal Arnston
Home stadium	Northrop Field

1920 Big Ten Conference 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

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	Attendance
October 2	North Dakota*	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	W 41–3	10,000
October 9	at Northwestern	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	L 0–17	10,000
October 16	Indiana	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	L 7–21	12,000
October 30	at Illinois	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	L 7–17	15,265
November 6	Wisconsin	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 0–3	22,000
November 13	at Iowa	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	L 7–28	13,000
November 20	Michigan	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)	L 0–3	22,000–23,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1920 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
2. General Alumni. History. p. 160.