The team compiled a 4–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 49 to 48.
[1] In July 1920, Percy Wendell was hired at the school's head football coach.
Wendell had been an All-American football fullback at Harvard.
[2] Wendell's arrival led to a new enthusiasm for football among the student body.
[3][4] Wendell spent only one season at Boston University, departing in 1921 for Williams College.