The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-30
81 Teams
GREAT
GRID YEAR
IL Through the Season
fIthout Suffering
a Single Defeat


tles close Of the Eastern college
opfbaIl season finds the task OF
ieesing championship eleven
more complicated than usual.
"a past years 1t has frequently
tie case that one varsity
with remarkable record at
back stood out SO prominently
tfst It was the choice for ttular
hnhors among large majority OF
NE ridtron experts. Such a stu
does not exist at the termina'
ion 81 the 1920 play.
six college or university elevenS
ed. through the season without
dsfgat, but In the case Of five OF
these teams, the record was mnrred
bys one Or more tic games. Boston
college Is the, only one which has
IA absolutely clean slate to date
and5f6at team still has one game
u May, being scheduled to meet
tie 6trong Holy Cross eleven next
sstuE day.
Harvard Princeton Pittsburgh
Penn state and Stevens all closed
tiieii schedules undefeated, but the
tis dbntekt between Princeton anu
Iiargard left the question of ST.
pren unsplved. Penn State
played lie games with Pittsburgh
ana Lehigh; Pittsburgh was tied
By Syracuse and Penn State, while
Eiddlehury held Stevens to a
aorelesst tie.
While Comparative scores and
conparison Of Individual games is
futile means Of arriving at the
trongest team in any section, 1t
GIN De safely stated that If
pionshtp team were to be Sc
Siectaf would be found among
.fa tnmbinations enumerated.
" A sRsc ondH group but thinly sep
asated from the first division
jgguuId atUEally include Dartmouth,
Syracuse. Navy, Army, Brown,
HOY Cross; Lehigh. Williams and
Yals Weather conditions, the
ph$sica lsand mental status Of play
3 ers and other surrounding mas
direct sbAaring upon each contest
III OF EIfs season, making a definite
selection almost impossible If JUS
tice is to be done to all teams.
An analysis Of the records of the
various college elevens of the Eas
develops some interesting and con
f1sing data. The West Point team,
although defeated by the Navy and
Notre Dame, managed to roll up an
ggressfHes gscore of 314 points,
which, 80. far as scoring Is con-
cefned, gives the Army first place
IN t3 sectional totals. Williams,
with Binny Boynton, the star indt'
Vilual scorer of the East, Is next
In line, with total OF 312 points,
although defeated in three out OF
: theae 1&ht games played. These are
the only combinations to cross the
300 mark. Penn State and Cornell
are the third and fourth, respec'
ttyely;s with 259 and 231.
From q defensive standpoint,
Boston College appears to hold the
ron pupils held their opponents to
total OF 16 points, Of which Yale
made is and Marietta the remain
ing three. Syracuse was next with
4 low opponent score Of 81, while
Harvard was a close third, with
hut IS points scored against her.
Holy Cross was fourth, with 80, but
e still has the Boston College team
10 stand OF. Eight games was the
average Of the Eastern college
schedule and the maximum 10, with
pennsylvania, Washington and Jet
ifarson and West Virginia playing
the longest schedules Of the sea-
ION.
The records Of the larger instk
buttons Of the East, showing the
number Of games won, lost and tied
total points scored by home team
and opponents, as well as the name
Of the leading Individual scorer for
each eleven follow: