1920 Colgate football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1920
| team = Colgate
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 1–5–2
| head_coach = Ellery Huntington Jr.
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Roy Wooster
| stadium = Whitnall Field
}}
{{1920 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1920 Colgate football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In its second season under head coach Ellery Huntington Jr., the team compiled a 1–5–2 record and was outscored by a total of 119 to 114. D. Belford West was the team captain.{{cite web|title=2008 Colgate Football Media Guide|publisher=Colgate University|page=127|year=2008|access-date=June 6, 2020|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/gocolgateraiders.com/documents/2008/8/1/HISTORY.pdf}}{{cite news|title=1920 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=June 6, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colgate/1920-schedule.html}} The team played its home games on Whitnall Field in Hamilton, New York.
Schedule
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|October 2||Susquehanna|Whitnall Field|Hamilton, NY|T 0-0||{{cite news|title=Final Score Is 0 to 0: Neither Colgate Nor Susquehanna Elevens Able to Tally|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 3, 1920|page=21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52949436/final-score-is-0-to-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 9||Allegheny|Whitnall Field|Hamilton, NY|T 7-7||{{cite news|title=Colgate Is Held To Tie: Hamilton Eleven Plays Raggedly In 7-to-7 Tussle with Allegheny|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 10, 1920|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52949471/colgate-is-held-to-tie/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 16|at|Brown|Andrew's Field|Providence, RI|L 0-14||{{cite news|title=Colgate Crushed by Brown Eleven|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 17, 1920|page=VIII-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52949114/colgate-crushed-by-brown-eleven/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 23|at|Cornell|Schoellkopf Field|Ithaca, NY (rivalry)|L 6-42|> 10,000|{{cite news|title=Powerful Offensive Play of Cornell Backfield a Factor in Colgate Defeat|newspaper=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|date=October 24, 1920|page=47|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52948964/powerful-offensive-play-of-cornell/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 30|at|Yale|Yale Bowl|New Haven, CT|L 7-21||{{cite news|title=Kempton's Passing Biggest Factor in Colgate's Defeat|newspaper=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|date=October 31, 1920|page=1S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52949209/kemptons-passing-biggest-factor-in/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 6||Rochester|Whitnall Field|Hamilton, NY|L 14-21||{{cite news|title=University of Rochester Eleven Trounces Colgate in Uphill Contest, 21-14|newspaper=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|date=November 7, 1920|page=47|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52949165/university-of-rochester-eleven-trounces/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 13||St. Bonaventure|Whitnall Field|Hamilton, NY|W 80-0||{{cite news|title=Colgate Finally Wins; Downs St. Bonaventure|newspaper=New York Tribune|date=November 14, 1920|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52949343/colgate-finally-wins-downs-st/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 20|at|Syracuse|Archbold Stadium|Syracuse, NY (rivalry)|L 0-14|18,000|{{cite news|title=Colgate Makes Game Fight But Lacks Power To Check Varied Attack of Orange|newspaper=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|date=November 21, 1920 |page=46 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52949074/colgate-makes-game-fight-but-lacks/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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