The 1920 Colorado Agricultural Aggies football team represented Colorado Agricultural College (now known as Colorado State University) in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1920 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Harry W. Hughes, the Aggies compiled a 6–1–1 record (6–0–1 against RMC opponents), won the RMC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 152 to 14.[1][2]
| 1920 Colorado Agricultural Aggies football | |
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RMC champion | |
| Conference | Rocky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 6–1–1 (6–0–1 RMC) |
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| Home stadium | Colorado Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Agricultural $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Agricultural | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Mines | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Five Colorado Agricultural players received all-conference honors in 1920: fullback Harry Scott, tackle H.L. (Hap) Dotson, halfback Duane Hartshorn, end Charles Bresnahan, and guard Roy Ratekin.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| October 2 | at Wyoming | Laramie, WY (rivalry) | W 13–0 | |||
| October 9 | at Nebraska* | L 0–7 | [4] | |||
| October 16 | Wyoming | W 42–0 | ||||
| October 23 | Colorado Mines |
| W 27–0 | |||
| October 30 | at Utah Agricultural |
| W 21–0 | |||
| November 11 | Colorado College |
| W 28–0 | |||
| November 20 | at Colorado | T 7–7 | ||||
| November 25 | at Denver |
| W 14–0 | [5][6] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1920 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ "2017 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2017. pp. 162, 170. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 174.
- ^ "Huskers Win Close Battle: Colorado Aggies Defeated 7 to 0 Saturday". Nebraska State Journal. October 10, 1920. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies Defeat Denver University 14 To 0 In Final Period Of Game And Win Conference Championship; Game Ends Successful Season". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fort Collins, Colorado. November 26, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved September 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Aggies Defeat Denver University 14 To 0 In Final Period Of Game And Win Conference Championship Game Ends Successful Season (continued)". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fort Collins, Colorado. November 26, 1920. p. 8. Retrieved September 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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