1920 Minnesota
1–6 (0–6 Western Conference), coached by Henry Williams. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Dakota 41–3Oct 2
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vs North Dakota | W 41–3 | 95% |
| Oct 9 | at Northwestern | L 0–17 | 60% |
| Oct 23 | vs Indiana | L 7–21 | 63% |
| Oct 30 | at Illinois | L 7–17 | 25% |
| Nov 6 | vs Wisconsin | L 0–3 | 48% |
| Nov 13 | at Iowa | L 7–28 | 33% |
| Nov 20 | vs Michigan | L 0–3 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Michigan 3–0; tied for 9th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Photographs from 1920
William R. NolanPhoto: Hennepin County Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Oscar MunsonPhoto: Hennepin County Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Trygve “Trig” JohnsonPhoto: Hennepin County Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Pete RegnierPhoto: Hennepin County Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Frank KellyPhoto: Hennepin County Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Carl E. FribleyPhoto: Hennepin County Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.
- Record
- 1–6
- Conference
- 0–6 tied for 9th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 62–92
- Coach
- Henry Williams
- Elo
- 1441 −124 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.3 No. 46 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Neal Arnston
All-Big Ten
3 first teamFirst team
Gus EckbergE- Festus TierneyOGHB; RA; WE-1
- Arnold OssRB
From Wikipedia’s 1920 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1920 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ohio State | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 4–1 | 6–1 | |
| Indiana | 3–1 | 5–2 | |
| Illinois | 4–2 | 5–2 | |
| Iowa | 3–2 | 5–2 | |
| Michigan | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3 | 3–4 | |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 3–4 | |
 Purdue | 0–4 | 2–5 | |
| Minnesota | 0–6 | 1–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.