1920 Bowling Green Normals football team

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1920 Bowling Green Normals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4
Head coach
CaptainCharles Clucas
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Notre Dame     9 0 0
Butler     7 1 0
St. Xavier     7 1 0
Detroit     8 2 0
Marquette     7 2 0
Haskell     7 2 1
St. Ignatius (OH)     4 2 0
Iowa State Teachers     4 2 1
South Dakota State     4 2 1
Indiana State     3 2 0
Valparaiso     5 3 0
Nebraska     5 3 1
Central Michigan     4 3 1
Akron     4 4 0
Wabash     3 4 0
Western State Normal (MI)     3 4 0
North Dakota Agricultural     2 3 1
Michigan Agricultural     4 6 0
Earlham     2 3 0
Northern Illinois State     3 5 0
Dayton     2 4 0
Kent State     1 2 0
Saint Louis     3 6 0
Bowling Green     1 4 0
Toledo     0 3 0

The 1920 Bowling Green Normals football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State Normal School (later Bowling Green State University) as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In its second season of intercollegiate football, Bowling Green compiled a 1–4 record and was outscored by a total of 138 to 41. Walter Jean was the coach, and Charles Clucas was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at FindlayFindlay, OHL 6–10
October 12at Michigan State NormalYpsilanti, MIL 0–74[3]
October 16HeidelbergBowling Green, OHL 0–14
October 23DefianceBowling Green, OHL 28–46[4]
November 6at Kent StateKent, OH (rivalry)W 7–0[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. p. 62. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Normal Gets High School Grid Men". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. September 30, 1920. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ypsilanti Beats Normal College". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 13, 1920. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Defiance College Trims Normals: Locals Are Unable to Solve Aerial Attack of the Visitors and Are Defeated 46 to 28". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 25, 1920. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Normal Wins First Game in Football". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 8, 1920. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.