1920 Boston University football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1920
| team = Boston University
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 4–3–1
| head_coach = Percy Wendell
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Braves Field
}}
{{1920 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1920 Boston University football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. The team compiled a 4–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 49 to 48.{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/b/boston/yearly_results.php?year=1920|title=Boston Yearly Results 1920-1924|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905194721/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/b/boston/yearly_results.php?year=1920|accessdate=September 28, 2021|archive-date=2015-09-05}}
In July 1920, Percy Wendell was hired at the school's head football coach. Wendell had been an All-American football fullback at Harvard. He had not been active in football since leaving Harvard.{{cite news|title=Boston Univ. Signs Wendell|newspaper=New York Tribune|date=July 23, 1920|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86176675/wendell/|via=Newspapers.com}} Wendell's arrival led to a new enthusiasm for football among the student body.{{cite news|title=B. U. Enthusiastic For Football Team: Over 1000 Students at the First Assembly|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=September 20, 1920|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86176827/b-u-enthusiastic-for-football-team/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Wendell Starts B. U. Candidates|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=September 16, 1920|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86176815/wendell-starts-b-u-candidates/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Wendell spent only one season at Boston University, departing in 1921 for Williams College.{{cite news|title=Percy Wendell To Coach Williams|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=May 30, 1921|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86176722/percy-wendell-to-coach-williams/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|September 25|at|Maine||Orono, ME|T 0-0||{{cite news|title=Hoss and Hoss Game at Maine|newspaper=The Bangor Daily News|date=September 27, 1920|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86175143/hoss-and-hoss-game-at-main/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 2|at|{{cfb link|year=1920|team=Worcester Tech|title=Worcester Tech}}|Alumni Stadium|Worcester, MA|W 7-0||{{cite news|title=B.U. Gets The Only Touchdown of Game|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=October 3, 1920|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86176763/bu-gets-the-only-touchdown-of-game/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 9||New Hampshire|Braves Field|Boston, MA|L 0-7|2,000 |{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44991301/heavy_n_h_state_defeats_b_u_7_to_0/ |title=Heavy N H State Defeats B. U., 7 to 0 |newspaper=The Boston Globe |page=14 |date=October 10, 1920 |accessdate=February 17, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44991672/b_u_eleven_beaten_7_to_0/ |title=B. U. Eleven Beaten 7 to 0 |newspaper=The Boston Post |page=38 |date=October 10, 1920 |accessdate=February 17, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}
|October 16||{{cfb link|year=1920|team=Middlebury Panthers|title=Middlebury}}|Braves Field|Boston, MA|L 0-7||{{cite news|title=Forward Pass Lets Middlebury Score: Beats Boston University at Braves Field, 7-0|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=October 17, 1920|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86175022/forward-pass-lets-middlebury-score/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 23|at|Rhode Island State||Kingston, RI|W 7-0||{{cite news|title=Fumble Paves Way for B. U. Win, 7-0|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=October 24, 1920|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52863130/fumble-paves-way-for-bu-win-7-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 30||Connecticut|Braves Field|Boston, MA|W 28-0||{{cite news|title=Boston University Scores Four Times|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=October 31, 1920|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86174963/boston-university-scores-four-times/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 6|at|Boston College|Braves Field|Boston, MA (rivalry)|L 0-34||{{cite news |author= |title=B. C. And B. U. To Put In Their Best |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78624411/the-boston-globe/ |newspaper=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=November 6, 1920 |page=9 |access-date=May 30, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|November 11||{{cfb link|year=1920|team=Norwich Cadets|title=Norwich}}|Braves Field|Boston, MA|W 7-0||{{cite news |author= |title=B. U. Beats Norwich 7 To 0 On Williamson's Run |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86176133/the-boston-globe/ |newspaper=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=November 12, 1922 |page=22 |access-date=September 29, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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