1920 Case Scientists football team

1920 Case Scientists football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record2–8–1 (2–5–1 OAC)
Head coach
  • Harry H. Canfield (1st season)
Home stadiumVan Horn Field
1920 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wooster $7–0–09–0–0
Wittenberg5–0–08–0–0
Ohio State2–0–07–1–0
Denison5–1–16–1–1
Oberlin5–2–05–2–0
Heidelberg3–2–07–2–0
Cincinnati3–2–04–5–0
Miami (OH)3–2–15–2–1
Mount Union3–3–06–3–0
Ohio Wesleyan3–3–04–3–0
Ohio Northern2–3–03–4–0
Akron2–4–04–4–0
Case2–5–12–8–1
Ohio1–3–04–3–0
Kenyon1–6–12–5–1
Western Reserve1–6–02–8–0
Hiram0–6–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

Schedule

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

  1. 1 2 "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.