1920 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team

The 1920 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In their 14th season under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Hilltoppers compiled a 3–4 record and were outscored by their opponents, 131 to 119.[1][2] End Grant Westgate was the team captain.[3]

1920 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
CaptainGrant Westgate
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Notre Dame     9 0 0
Michigan Mines     2 0 0
Butler     7 1 0
St. Xavier     7 1 0
Detroit     8 2 0
Marquette     7 2 0
Haskell     7 2 1
St. Ignatius (OH)     4 2 0
Iowa State Teachers     4 2 1
South Dakota State     4 2 1
Indiana State     3 2 0
Valparaiso     5 3 0
Nebraska     5 3 1
Central Michigan     4 3 1
Akron     4 4 0
Wabash     3 4 0
Western State Normal (MI)     3 4 0
North Dakota Agricultural     2 3 1
Michigan Agricultural     4 6 0
Earlham     2 3 0
Northern Illinois State     3 5 0
Dayton     2 4 0
Kent State     1 2 0
Saint Louis     3 6 0
Bowling Green     1 4 0
Toledo     0 3 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2OlivetKalamazoo, MIW 54–7[4][5]
October 9at Notre DameL 0–42[6][7]
October 16Chicago YMCA CollegeKalamazoo, MIL 6–10[5]
October 24at MarquetteMilwaukee, WIL 7–46[8]
October 30HopeKalamazoo, MIW 46–0[5]
November 6at EarlhamRichmond, INW 6–0[9]
November 12at WabashCrawfordsville, INL 7–27[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results – 1920 – 29". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Football History: All-Time Captains". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "Football Scores". The Port Huron Times-Herald. October 4, 1920. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b c "1920".
  6. ^ "Notre Dame Smothers Western Normal Under 41 to 0 Score at Cartier Field". The South Bend News-Times. October 10, 1920. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Archie Ward (October 10, 1920). "Subs Get Chance When Catholics Win, 42 to 0". The Indianapolis Star. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Marquette Bumps Kalamazoo Hard". Detroit Free Press. October 25, 1920. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kazooks Win From Earlham". The Richmond Item. November 7, 1920. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wabash Floors Kazooks, 27–7". The Indianapolis Star. November 13, 1920. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.