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1920 Dartmouth Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainJames Robertson
Seasons← 19191921 →
1920 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College   –   8 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   8 – 0 – 1
Princeton   –   6 – 0 – 1
Penn State   –   7 – 0 – 2
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 0 – 2
Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth   –   7 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   6 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 2 – 1
Geneva   –   5 – 2 – 1
New Hampshire   –   5 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   6 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 3 – 1
Penn   –   6 – 4 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 3 – 0
Lafayette   –   5 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 3 – 0
Williams   –   5 – 3 – 0
Yale   –   5 – 3 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 2 – 2
Boston University   –   4 – 3 – 1
Columbia   –   4 – 4 – 0
Duquesne   –   3 – 3 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 5 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 5 – 1
Rhode Island State   –   0 – 4 – 4
Tufts   –   2 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   1 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   1 – 5 – 2
Villanova   –   1 – 5 – 1
Drexel   –   0 – 6 – 0

The 1920 Dartmouth football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Clarence Spears, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 199 to 68. James Robertson was the team captain.

On November 27, 1920, Dartmouth played Washington, 28–7, in the inaugural game at Husky Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2NorwichHanover, NHW 31–0
October 9at Penn StateL 7–146,000
October 16Holy CrossHanover, NHW 27–14
October 23SyracuseHanover, NHL 0–10
October 30TuftsHanover, NHW 34–7
November 6vs. CornellW 14–320,000
November 13at PennW 44–7
November 20vs. BrownW 14–620,000
November 27at WashingtonW 28–724,500

References

  1. "1920 Dartmouth Big Green Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. "Dartmouth Football 1880-1939". Dartmouth College. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  3. "Dartmouth Opens With Victory, 31-0". The Boston Globe. October 3, 1920. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Green Too Swift For Holy Cross". Boston Post. October 17, 1920. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Dartmouth Beats Cornell By Score of 14 to 3 After Hot Fight on Polo Grounds". Ithaca Journal-News. November 6, 1920. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Hallahan, John J. (November 21, 1920). "Dartmouth Is Winner, 14-6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. Hallahan, John J. (November 21, 1920). "Dartmouth Victor In Bitter Battle (continued)". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 15. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. Harold R. Hall (November 21, 1920). "Green Triumphs Over Brown, 14-6". Boston Post. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Dartmouth game at the U speeds homecoming week". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 16, 1920. p. 11.
  10. Varnell, George M. (November 29, 1920). "Dartmouth plays wonderful game". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 19.
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