1920 Big Ten Conference football season

The 1920 Big Ten Conference football season was the 25th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference (also known as the Western Conference) and was a part of the 1920 college football season.

1920 Big Ten Conference football season
SportAmerican football
Number of teams10
ChampionOhio State
  Runners-upWisconsin
1920 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ohio State $ 5 0 07 1 0
Wisconsin 4 1 06 1 0
Indiana 3 1 05 2 0
Illinois 4 2 05 2 0
Iowa 3 2 05 2 0
Michigan 2 2 05 2 0
Northwestern 2 3 03 4 0
Chicago 2 4 03 4 0
Purdue 0 4 02 5 0
Minnesota 0 6 01 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1920 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, under head coach John Wilce, compiled a 7–0 record in the regular season, won the Big Ten championship, and lost to California in the 1921 Rose Bowl. Halfback Gaylord Stinchcomb and guard Iolas Huffman were consensus first-team All-Americans.

The 1920 Wisconsin Badgers football team, under head coach John R. Richards, compiled a 6–1 record and finished in second place in the Big Ten. Tackle Ralph Scott was a consensus first-team All-American. End Frank Weston and center George Bunge also received first-team All-American honors from at least one selector.

End Chuck Carney of Illinois was the Big Ten's fourth consensus first-team All-American. Iowa led the conference in scoring offense (20.3 points per game), and Michigan led the conference in scoring defense (3.0 points allowed per game).

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