1920 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
CaptainGrant Westgate
1920 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
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 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In their 14th season under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Hilltoppers compiled a 3–4 record and were outscored by their opponents, 131 to 119.[1][2] End Grant Westgate was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2OlivetW 54–7[4]
October 9at Notre DameL 0–42[5][6]
October 16Chicago YMCA CollegeL 6–10
October 24at MarquetteMilwaukee, WIL 7–46[7]
October 30HopeW 46–0
November 6EarlhamW 6–0[8]
November 12at WabashCrawfordsville, INL 7–27[9]

References

  1. "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1920 - 29". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. "Football History: All-Time Captains". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  4. "Football Scores". The Port Huron Times-Herald. October 4, 1920. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Notre Dame Smothers Western Normal Under 41 to 0 Score at Cartier Field". The South Bend News-Times. October 10, 1920. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Archie Ward (October 10, 1920). "Subs Get Chance When Catholics Win, 42 to 0". The Indianapolis Star. p. 25 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Marquette Bumps Kalamazoo Hard". Detroit Free Press. October 25, 1920. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Kazooks Win From Earlham". The Richmond Item. November 7, 1920. p. 5 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wabash Floors Kazooks, 27-7". The Indianapolis Star. November 13, 1920. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.


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