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1920 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1920 record2–5 (0–4 Big Ten)
Head coachA. G. Scanlon (3rd season)
CaptainF. J. Birk
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Ohio State 5 0 0     7 1 0
Wisconsin 4 1 0     6 1 0
Indiana 3 1 0     5 2 0
Illinois 4 2 0     5 2 0
Iowa 3 2 0     5 2 0
Michigan 2 2 0     5 2 0
Northwestern 2 3 0     3 4 0
Chicago 2 4 0     3 4 0
Purdue 0 4 0     2 5 0
Minnesota 0 6 0     1 6 0
† – Conference champion

The 1920 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1920 college football season. In their third season under head coach A. G. Scanlon, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–5 record, finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference with an 0–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 103 to 36. F. J. Birk was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2DePauw*W 10–0
October 9at Chicago L 0–20
October 16at Ohio StateL 0–17
October 30Wabash*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 19–14
November 6at Notre Dame *L 0–28
November 13at NorthwesternL 0–14
November 20Indiana
L 7–10
  • *Non-conference game

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