John Carroll's first home football win in program history was a 13-0 victory over Dayton in the third game of the 1920 season. The "home" for St. Ignatius College back then was League Park.

The following in an account of that game written by F.J. Powers, and appeared in the October 17, 1920 edition of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Tuffy Conn and his St. Ignatius college eleven pleased their adherents by winning their first home game of the season, 13 to 0, at League Park yesterday. Dayton being the victim.

Conn amply demonstrated that his gridiron propensities do not stop with individual performances, but that he can teach the game equally as well. His team, while lacking in smoothness, put up a 'scrappy game and was ever on the alert to take advantage of their rivals' mistakes.

Dayton on the other hand fumbled repeatedly and it was due to their faults in handling the ball that St. Ignatius scored both of their touchdowns.

When the game was only three minutes old, O'Donnell punted from Dayton's forty-five-yard line and Fogarty, the Dayton quarter, fumbled, giving St. Ignatius the ball on Dayton's twenty-five yard mark. On the second down McFadden hurled a neat pass into the arms of Captain, Walsh, who skipped through the few Dayton players that sought to stop him and crossed the goal line. O'Donnell booted an easy goal.

Dayton threatened early in the second period when Summers' pass to Dwyer took the ball to the Saint's ten-yard line. Fogarty's delayed pass to Summers netted the visitors one yard but passes on the next two downs were incomplete and the ball went over.

O'Donnell then punted and the Dayton team worked the ball back, missing a great chance to score when Dwyer dropped a perfect pass from Summers on the goal line.

Late in the period St. Ignatius made a nice gain when Brady went along the side liens for eleven yards on a delayed buck. Miller intercepted a St. Ignatius pass and the quarter ended with the ball near midfield.

In the third quarter Dayton again fumbled frequently and St. Ignatius drove the ball down inside the visiting team's twenty-yard line. On the fourth down O'Donnell attempted a field goal from a difficult angle, and the ball hit the upright of the goals and bounded back into the field. It was a good try and a kick that might have gone over with luck.

Soon after the start of the fourth period St. Ignatius held Dayton for three downs on their thirty-yard line and Dwyer dropped back to punt. Kmiciek broke through the Dayton line and blocked the punt when Dwyer was slow in getting the ball away. Walsh was on the job and raced to the goal line after making a neat pickup of the ball. O'Donnell missed the goal.

St. Ignatius proved efficient in blocking and tackling, a matter in which Dayton was sadly lacking. The Saints backfield also displayed marked ability to run the ends and pick holes. The ends went down under punts fast and boxed their men neatly.

Walsh at right end, McFadden the quarterback and Kmiciek on the opposite flanks were the stars of the game, playing well in every department.

Dwyer was the star of the Dayton team, making many nice tackles; he was in on practically every one, but showed up badly on the offense, his fumbling of the passes costing Dayton two touchdowns. Summers, the Dayton left half, was the big ground gainer for the visitors, his end runs and line bucking featuring their play.