1920 Case Scientists football team

The 1920 Case Scientists football team was an American football team that represented Case School of Applied Science (now part of Case Western Reserve University) as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1920 college football season. In their first year under head coach Harry H. Canfield, the team compiled a 2–8–1 record.[1]

1920 Case Scientists football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record2–8–1 (2–5–1 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVan Horn Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wooster $ 7 0 0 9 0 0
Wittenberg 5 0 0 8 0 0
Ohio State 2 0 0 7 1 0
Denison 5 1 1 6 1 1
Oberlin 5 2 0 5 2 0
Heidelberg 3 2 0 7 2 0
Cincinnati 3 2 0 4 5 0
Miami (OH) 3 2 1 5 2 1
Mount Union 3 3 0 6 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan 3 3 0 4 3 0
Ohio Northern 2 3 0 3 4 0
Akron 2 4 0 4 4 0
Case 2 5 1 2 8 1
Ohio 1 3 0 4 3 0
Kenyon 1 6 1 2 5 1
Western Reserve 1 6 0 2 8 0
Hiram 0 6 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

edit
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at HiramHiram, OHW 14–0[2]
October 2Denison
L 0–7[3]
October 9at Michigan*L 0–3510,000[4]
October 16Kenyon
  • Van Horn Field
  • Cleveland, OH
T 7–7[5]
October 23at Akron
W 7–0[6]
October 30Wooster
  • Van Horn Field
  • Cleveland, OH
L 0–19[7]
November 6at Mount Union
L 0–35[8]
November 13at Oberlin
L 0–23[1]
November 20Baldwin-Wallace*
  • Van Horn Field
  • Cleveland, OH
L 0–20[9]
November 25Western Reserve
  • Van Horn Field
  • Cleveland, OH
L 0–2[10]
November 27Alabama*
  • Van Horn Field
  • Cleveland, OH
L 0–401,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "Case Football 1920/21 Season Record". Case Western Reserve University Archives. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hiram holds Case". The Mansfield News. September 26, 1920. Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Denison defeats Case, lose by 7 to 0". Dayton Daily News. October 3, 1920. Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Michigan rolls up heavy score". Detroit Free Press. October 10, 1920. p. 23. Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Akron Evening Times". Akron Evening Times. October 17, 1920. Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Case U. springs surprise, beats Akron U. 7 to 0". Akron Evening Times. October 24, 1920. Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wooster three times crosses Case's line". The Mansfield News. October 31, 1920. Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mt. Union beats Case". Akron Evening Times. November 7, 1920. Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Case loses 20 to 0 to Baldwin-Wallace". The Lima Republican-Gazette. November 21, 1920. Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Reserve defeats Case on safety in first quarter". Akron Evening Times. November 26, 1920. Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Crimson Tide slaughters Case School team in Cleveland, 40 to 0". The Birmingham News. November 28, 1920. Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.