1920 Santa Clara Missionites football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1920 Santa Clara Missionites football Independent 5–1 Robert E. Harmon 2nd Mission Field The 1920 Santa Clara Missionites football team was an American football team that represented Santa Clara University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Robert E. Harmon, the team compiled a 5–1 record, shut out three of six opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 141 to 55.History of Santa Clara University Football Santa Clara Athletic Media Relations Office September 1, 2018 2–3 https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/u/2/agv9z6dzn4heti/SCU_FB_History.pdf Harmon also coached other sports at Santa Clara. In June 1920, he left his position at Santa Clara to join a law firm in Illinois.Santa Clara Is Having Trouble Keeping Athletes San Francisco Chronicle April 4, 1921 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23368666/santa_clara_is_having_trouble_keeping/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 9 vs Olympic Club Ewing Field San Francisco, CA W 7-0 Santa Clara Beats Olympic Club 7-0 And Spills Dope Dick Van Horn San Francisco Chronicle September 10, 1920 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23368044/santa_clara_beats_olympic_club_70_and/ Newspapers.com October 9 University Farm Mission Field Santa Clara, CA W 19-0 Santa Clarans Win From Davis Farm Aggies, 19-0 San Jose Mercury News San Jose, California 20 October 10, 1920 GenealogyBank.com October 23 Stanford Santa Clara Stadium Santa Clara, CA L 7-21 10,000 Stanford Shows Form Reversal; Beats Santa Clara, 21-7; Mission Tally Is Scored on Fumble San Francisco Examiner Jack James October 24, 1920 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23368149/stanford_shows_form_reversal_beats/ Newspapers.comStanford Varsity Eleven Defeats Santa Clara in Their Annual Gridiron Battle: Cards Defeat Mission Team by 21-7 Score San Francisco Chronicle Dick Van Horn October 24, 1920 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23368289/stanford_varsity_eleven_defeats_santa/ Newspapers.com November 13 Mare Island Sailors Mission Field Santa Clara, CA W 48-13 Santa Clara Beats Mare Island Boys By 48-to-13 Score San Francisco Chronicle November 14, 1920 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23368347/santa_clara_beats_mare_island_boys_by/ Newspapers.com November 25 Nevada San Francisco, CA W 24-21 Nevada Is Nosed Out by Saints, 24 to 21: Baker's Touchdown in the Final Minutes Transforms Defeat Into a Victory San Francisco Examiner Jack James November 26, 1920 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23368444/nevada_is_nosed_out_by_saints_24_to/ Newspapers.com USS Boston W 46-0 References Santa Clara Category:Santa Clara Broncos football seasons Santa Clara Missionites football