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1920 Washington Sun Dodgers football team

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1920 Washington Sun Dodgers football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record1–5 (0–3 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainTed Faulk
Home stadiumDenny Field, University of Washington Stadium
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
California $ 3 0 0 9 0 0
Stanford 2 1 0 4 3 0
Oregon 1 1 1 3 2 1
Washington State 1 1 0 5 1 0
Oregon Agricultural 1 2 1 2 2 2
Washington 0 3 0 1 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1920 Washington Sun Dodgers football team represented the University of Washington during the 1920 college football season. Home games were played on campus in Seattle at Denny Field and the new Husky Stadium.

In its first season under coach Stub Allison, the team compiled a 1–5 record, finished in last place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 83 to 54.[1] Ted Faulk was the team captain.

The final game at Denny Field was a 3–0 loss to Stanford on Saturday, November 6.[2] The venue later known as Husky Stadium was opened for the season's concluding game, a 28–7 homecoming loss to Dartmouth on November 27.[3][4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9Whitman*W 33–144,916
October 16Montana*
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
L 14–182,400
October 23Oregon Agricultural
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
L 0–37,000[5][6]
November 6Stanford
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
L 0–39,000[2]
November 13at OregonL 0–175,000[7][8]
November 27Dartmouth*daggerL 7–2824,500[3][4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Stanford wins over Washington when Templeton's toe scores goal". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 7, 1920. p. 3, part 4.
  3. ^ a b "Dartmouth game at the U speeds homecoming week". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 16, 1920. p. 11.
  4. ^ a b Varnell, George M. (November 29, 1920). "Dartmouth plays wonderful game". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 19.
  5. ^ "Aggies look best in Seattle game". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 23, 1920. p. 10.
  6. ^ Varnell, George (October 25, 1920). "Washington and Aggies are evenly matched on gridiron". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 21.
  7. ^ "Football: Oregon-Washington---Nov. 13". Eugene Daily Guard. (Oregon). (advertisement). November 6, 1920. p. 4.
  8. ^ "Oregon defeats Washington 17 to 0". Eugene Daily Guard. (Oregon). November 13, 1920. p. 1.
  9. ^ "Official Figures on First Football Game Played in Stadium". Seattle Daily Times. (Seattle, Washington). November 28, 1920. p. 1.