1920 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1920 Purdue Boilermakers football
1920 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–5 (0–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	A. G. Scanlon (3rd season);
Captain	Ferdinand J. Birk
Home stadium	Stuart Field
	Seasons ← 1919 1921 →

The 1920 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1920 college football season. In their third season under head coach A. G. Scanlon, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–5 record, finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference with an 0–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 103 to 36. Ferdinand J. Birk was the team captain.^[1]^[2]

1920 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	DePauw*	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	W 10–0
October 9	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	L 0–20		^[3]
October 16	at Ohio State	Ohio Field Columbus, OH	L 0–17
October 30	Wabash*	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	W 19–14
November 6	at Notre Dame*	Cartier Field South Bend, IN (rivalry)	L 0–28	12,210	^[4]
November 13	at Northwestern	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	L 0–14	10,000	^[5]
November 20	Indiana	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 7–10
*Non-conference game

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Roster

H. H. Bendixon, E
Ferdinand Birk, T
Edmund Carman, E
W. L. Claypool, T
Cecil Cooley, G
Don Field, QB
Doug Field, H
C. E. Gulley, E
R. C. Kerr, E
Paul Macklin, QB
John Meeker, RH
Edgar Murphy, FB
Edwin Rate, LH
C. C. Stanwood, C
Bill Swank, G
Earl Wagner
Bob Watson, FB

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References

↑ "1920 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
↑ "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
↑ Albon Holden (October 10, 1920). "Maroons Upset Purdue, 20 to 0, in Woozy Game". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "The Season's Review 1920" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
↑ Quin Ryan (November 14, 1920). "Purple Eleven Upsets Purdue in 14-0 Combat". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 82. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
↑ "All-Time Letterwinners". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

[1] "1920 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.

[2] "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2018.

[3] Albon Holden (October 10, 1920). "Maroons Upset Purdue, 20 to 0, in Woozy Game". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.

[Review-4] "The Season's Review 1920" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. Retrieved April 6, 2022.

[5] Quin Ryan (November 14, 1920). "Purple Eleven Upsets Purdue in 14-0 Combat". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 82. Retrieved January 29, 2023.

[7] "All-Time Letterwinners". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

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