The 1919–20 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 1919–20 NCAA men's basketball season. They were coached by Henry C. Swasey. The Engineers played their home games at Alumni Gym in Worcester, Massachusetts. The team won its first ever championship and finished the season with 14 wins and 2 losses.[1]
| 1919–20 WPI Engineers men's basketball | |
|---|---|
 | |
New England Champions | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 25 (Premo-Porretta Power Poll) |
| Record | 14-2 |
| Head coach |
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| Home arena | Alumni Gym |
Schedule
edit| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 01/10/1920* |
Brown University | W 29-13 | 1-0 |
Alumni Gym (600) Worcester, MA | |||||||
| 01/17/1920* |
Massachusetts Agriculture College | W 27-13 | 2-0 |
Alumni Gym Worcester, MA | |||||||
| 01/23/1920* |
at Trinity College | W 26-16 | 3-0 |
Hartford, CT | |||||||
| 01/24/1920* |
at Springfield Y.M.C.A. | W 33-31 | 4-0 |
Springfield, MA | |||||||
| 01/30/1920* |
Stevens Tech | L 25-35 | 4-1 |
Alumni Gym Worcester, MA | |||||||
| 01/31/1920* |
N.H. State College | W 21-19 | 5-1 |
Alumni Gym Worcester, MA | |||||||
| 02/04/1920* |
at Clark University | W 61-13 | 6-1 |
Worcester, MA | |||||||
| 02/13/1920* |
at Crescent Athletic Club | L 21-25 | 6-2 |
Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
| 02/14/1920* |
at Pratt Institute | W 30-12 | 7-2 |
Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
| 02/20/1920* |
Trinity College | W 42-24 | 8-2 |
Alumni Gym Worcester, MA | |||||||
| 02/21/1920* |
Connecticut State College | W 25-17 | 9-2 |
Alumni Gym Worcester, MA | |||||||
| 02/27/1920* |
at Tufts University | W 31-21 | 10-2 |
Medford, MA | |||||||
| 02/28/1920* |
at N.H. State College | W 26-20 | 11-2 |
Durham, NH | |||||||
| 03/06/1920* |
Tufts University | W 52-29 | 12-2 |
Alumni Gym Worcester, MA | |||||||
| 03/13/1920* |
Springfield YMCA | W 37-24 | 13-2 |
Alumni Gym Worcester, MA | |||||||
| 03/20/1920* |
R.I. State College | W 24-11 | 14-2 |
Alumni Gym Worcester, MA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Source:[2]
References
edit- ^ "1919-20 Worcester Tech Engineers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "The Tech News Volume 11, Issue 26, April 13 1920". The Tech News. Worcester Polytechnic Institute DigitalCommons@WPI. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
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