1920 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team

1920 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4
Head coach	William H. Spaulding (14th season)
Captain	Grant Westgate

1920 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Notre Dame			–					9	–	0	–	0
Butler			–					7	–	1	–	0
St. Xavier			–					7	–	1	–	0
Detroit			–					8	–	2	–	0
Marquette			–					7	–	2	–	0
Haskell			–					7	–	2	–	1
St. Ignatius (OH)			–					4	–	2	–	0
Iowa State Teachers			–					4	–	2	–	1
South Dakota State			–					4	–	2	–	1
Indiana State			–					3	–	2	–	0
Valparaiso			–					5	–	3	–	0
Nebraska			–					5	–	3	–	1
Central Michigan			–					4	–	3	–	1
Akron			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					3	–	4	–	0
Western State Normal (MI)			–					3	–	4	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					2	–	3	–	1
Michigan Agricultural			–					4	–	6	–	0
Earlham			–					2	–	3	–	0
Northern Illinois State			–					3	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					2	–	4	–	0
Kent State			–					1	–	2	–	0
Saint Louis			–					3	–	6	–	0
Bowling Green			–					1	–	4	–	0
Toledo			–					0	–	3	–	0

The 1920 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In their 14th season under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Hilltoppers compiled a 3–4 record and were outscored by their opponents, 131 to 119. End Grant Westgate was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 2	Olivet	Kalamazoo, MI	W 54–7
October 9	at Notre Dame	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN	L 0–42
October 16	Chicago YMCA College	Kalamazoo, MI	L 6–10
October 24	at Marquette	Milwaukee, WI	L 7–46
October 30	Hope	Kalamazoo, MI	W 46–0
November 6	at Earlham	Richmond, IN	W 6–0
November 12	at Wabash	Crawfordsville, IN	L 7–27