| 1920 Princeton Tigers football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-national champion (Boand, Davis) | |||
| Conference | Independent | ||
| 1920 record | 6–0–1 | ||
| Head coach | Bill Roper (7th year) | ||
| Offensive scheme | Short punt | ||
| Captain | Henry Callahan | ||
| Home stadium | Palmer Stadium | ||
| Current uniform | |||
Seasons
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The 1920 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 1920 college football season. They finished with a 6–0–1 record and were retroactively selected as a co-national champion by the Boand System and Parke H. Davis.[1] They outscored their opponents 144 to 23.[2] Bill Roper served in his seventh season as head coach. Keene Fitzpatrick, Frank Glick, and Jack Winn were assistant coaches.[3]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2 | Swarthmore | W 17–6 | |||
| October 9 | Maryland |
| W 35–0 | ||
| October 16 | Washington and Lee |
| W 34–0 | ||
| October 23 | Navy |
| W 14–0 | ||
| October 30 | West Virginia |
| W 10–3 | 7,000 | [4] |
| November 6 | at Harvard |
| T 14–14 | ||
| November 13 | Yale |
| W 20–0 |
References[]
- ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "1920 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1920-schedule.html. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ↑ Donal Grant Herring (November 24, 1920). "The Princeton Season Reviewed". Princeton Alumni Weekly: pp. 173-176. https://books.google.com/books?id=mBFbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA173.
- ↑ "Princeton Rather Fortunate In Defeating West Virginia Mountaineers". The Pittsburg Press: p. Sporting 6. October 31, 1920. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30065025/princeton_rather_fortunate_in_defeating/.
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