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. 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). Season overview Results and team statistics Key PPG = Average of points scored per game; team with highest average in bold PAG = Average of points allowed per game; team with lowest average in bold Regular season September 25 On September 25, 1920, only one Big Ten team saw action. Indiana 47, Franklin 0 October 2 On October 2, 1920, the Big Ten football teams participated in one conference game and five non-conference games. The non-conference games all resulted in victories, giving the Big Ten a 6–0 non-conference record to that point in the season. Chicago, Illinois, and Michigan had bye weeks. Iowa 14, Indiana 7 Ohio State 55, Ohio Wesleyan 0 Wisconsin 60, Lawrence 0 Northwestern 14, Knox 0 Purdue 10, DePauw 0 Minnesota 41, North Dakota 3 October 9 On October 9, 1920, the Big Ten teams participated in two conference games and six non-conference games. The non-conference games resulted in six victories, giving the Big Ten a 12–0 non-conference record to that point in the season. Northwestern 17, Minnesota 0 Chicago 20, Purdue 0 Ohio State 37, Oberlin 0 Wisconsin 27, Michigan Agricultural 0 Indiana 24, Mississippi State 0 Illinois 41, Drake 0 Iowa 63, Cornell 0 Michigan 35, Case 0 October 16 On October 16, 1920, the Big Ten teams participated in four conference games and two non-conference games. The non-conference games resulted in