1920 University Farm football team

The 1920 University Farm football team represented the University Farm—now known as the University of California, Davis—as an independent during the 1920 college football season. Although "University Farm" was the formal name for the school and team, in many newspaper articles from the time it was called "Davis Farm". The team had no nickname in 1920, with the "Aggie" term being introduced in 1922. Led by Eugene Van Gent in his first and only season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 3–4 and was outscored its opponents 67 to 61 for the season. The University Farm played home games in Davis, California.

1920 University Farm football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4
Head coach	Eugene Van Gent (1st season)
Captain	William J. Fox
Seasons ← 1919 1921 →

1920 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Nevada			–					7	–	3	–	1
USC			–					6	–	0	–	0
Arizona			–					6	–	1	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	2	–	0
New Mexico A&M			–					5	–	1	–	1
Santa Clara			–					5	–	1	–	0
Idaho			–					4	–	2	–	0
Gonzaga			–					4	–	3	–	0
Montana			–					4	–	3	–	0
Chico State			–					3	–	3	–	0
New Mexico			–					3	–	3	–	0
University Farm			–					3	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					1	–	2	–	1
Saint Mary's			–					0	–	3	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 18	USS Boston^[note 1]	Davis, CA	W 27–0	^[1]
September 25	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium^[note 2] Reno, NV	L 3–7	^[3]
October 2	California third varsity		W 18–0
October 9	at Santa Clara	Mission Field Santa Clara, CA	L 0–19	^[4]
October 16	at Stanford freshmen	Stanford, CA	W 13–7	^[5]
October 30	California freshmen	California Field Berkeley, CA	L 0–13	^[6]
November 12	Olympic Club	Sacramento, CA	L 0–21	^[7]

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Notes

1. The USS Boston was a cruiser that was launched in 1883. It was decommissioned in 1907, but recommissioned as a Receiving ship in 1918 and towed to Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay
2. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.^[2]

References

1. "Davis Farm Team Beat Sailor Boys". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. September 21, 1920. p. 3. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
2. "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
3. "Nevada's Football Team Too Much For Davis". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. September 27, 1920. p. 8. Retrieved March 2, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
4. "Santa Clarans Win From Davis Farm Aggies, 19-0". San Jose Mercury News. San Jose, California. October 10, 1920. p. 20 – via GenealogyBank.com.
5. "Seventeen Grid Games Are on Schedule Today". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. October 16, 1920. p. 9 – via GenealogyBank.com.
6. "Cal. Frosh Beat Davis Farm 13-0 In Hard Game". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. October 31, 1920. p. 21 – via GenealogyBank.com.
7. "Olympic Club Eleven Defeats Davis Farm". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 12, 1920. p. 26. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
8. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.