Kansas State Normal Football, 1920

Back: Schabinger (Coach), Phares, Koch, Rinehart (Student -Manager), Ruggles, Patrick, Priest.
Middle: Ecord, Holtfrerich, Nichols, Van Osdol, Cole, Neis, Manly, McGahan.
Front: Dillon, Stewart, Franklin, Hargiss (Coach), Hatcher, Davis, Kutnink, Beck.

Football 1920 (from the yearbook)    
     With the return of "Bill" Hargiss to K. S. N's Athletic Department, there was a new enthusiasm for football when school opened in the fall. Shortly after school opened it was announced that Arthur Schabinger, for several years coach at Ottawa University, had been added to the coaching staff. He is head coach of basketball and baseball, while Hargiss is head coach of football and track. Both coaches work together, however, in each sport. With these two experienced and clever coaches, we have an Athletic Department which is unequalled anywhere in the state.
     Football material was plentiful with the opening of the season, yet the coaches were handicapped by the fact that many were new men without college football experience. They had been stars in their respective high schools and soon rounded into a well-balanced team.
     The opening game with Pittsburg was a hard-fought contest which finally resulted in a victory for the Gold and Black, 19 to 15. Then the team went to K. U. and was swamped 47 to 0. Many injuries resulted from the K. U. game and the injury jinx followed us throughout the remainder of the season. Ottawa then took a hard-luck game from us, 14 to 13, and Southwestern beat us in a sea of mud, 13 to 7. The team came back home with a vengeance, and Cooper suffered, 48 to 0.
     The team was going good again. Great preparations were made for the homecoming game with Washburn. They had been sweeping everything before them, but the old fight was present again everywhere and confidence reigned supreme. A great crowd assembled to see the battle. A drizzling rain began to fall early in the morning and kept it up throughout the game, making the field slippery and treacherous. The crowd braved the rain and came anyway, and there was a great tenseness as the battle began. We received and started a steady march up the field. Gains were made everywhere through the enemy's defense. Thirty-five yards from the coveted goal line, Jack Reeves, our big fullback, took the ball. After making a gain he received his fatal injury and was removed from the game. His teammates did not realize the extent of his injuries but kept up the old fight and soon crossed the line for a touchdown in the first quarter. For two more quarters the evenly-matched teams battled for supremacy. In the last quarter the heavy Washburn squad pushed over the tying touchdown and the game ended with honors equal.
     Because of the death of Reeves, the Baker game the next week was cancelled. Football spirit was completely lost to both players and fans. In a half-hearted way, preparations were made for the game with the College on Thanksgiving Day. The broken spirit of the once fighting eleven plainly showed itself and our ancient rivals won a listless game 24 to 0.
     Football is due for a renewed interest next fall. Nearly all of the old letter men will be back and with her share of new men, old K.S.N. will again put fear in the hearts of Kansas Conference elevens.

1920

 19 Pittsburg          15
  0 Kansas U.          47
 13 Ottawa             14
  7 Southwestern       13
 48 Cooper (Sterling)   0
  7 Washburn            7
  0 College of Emporia 24

 94   2-4-1           120
Coach—H. W. Hargiss