Northwestern Football Team History
Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851 Stadium: Ryan Field Capacity: 47,130 Colors: Purple & White Coach: Elmer W. McDevitt Conference: Big 10-
1920 Season Highlights
Elmer W. McDevitt enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
1920 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 2 vs. Knox
14
0
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Minnesota
17
0
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Wisconsin
7
27
L
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Indiana
7
10
L
@ Indianapolis, IN
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Iowa
0
20
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Purdue
14
0
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Notre Dame
7
33
L
1920 Season Totals
Record 3-4
Points Scored 66
Scoring Average 9.4
Points Allowed 90
Defense Average 12.9
Opponents Record 28-16
Conference Record 2-3
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 0-3
1920 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1920 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1920 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Notre Dame has the most players in the College Football Hall of Fame.