1919 Wooster Presbyterians football team

1919 Wooster Presbyterians football
OAC champion
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	8–0 (7–0 OAC)
Head coach	Lawrence C. Boles (5th season)
Home stadium	Severance Stadium
Seasons ← 1918 1920  →

1919 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wooster $	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Oberlin	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Ohio State	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Miami (OH)	7	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Wittenberg	3	–	0	–	2			6	–	0	–	2
Akron	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Denison	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Western Reserve	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Case	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Ohio	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Mount Union	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Ohio Northern	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
Kenyon	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1919 Wooster Presbyterians football team was an American football team that represented the College of Wooster of Wooster, Ohio, as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1919 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Lawrence C. Boles, the Presbyterians compiled a perfect 8–0 record (7–0 in conference games), won the OAC championship, shut out seven of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 235 to 7. ^[1] Wooster held opponents scoreless for 13 consecutive games from October 25, 1919, to November 25, 1920; Mount Union broke the streak with three points on a field goal on November 25, 1920. The 1919 season was the first of three perfect seasons for Wooster under Boles, the Presbyterians having also accomplished the feat in 1920 and 1923.

Four Wooster players received first- or second-team honors on the 1919 All-OAC football teams: Roderick at halfback (CPD-1, Prugh-1, Post-1); Snyder at quarterback (CPD-1, Post-2); Walker at tackle (CPD-2); and Atkinson at halfback (Prugh-2). ^{[2] [3] [4]}

The team played it s home games at Severance Stadium in Wooster, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4	Hiram *	Severance Stadium Wooster, OH	W 47–0		[5]
October 11	Baldwin–Wallace	Severance Stadium Wooster, OH	W 57–0		[6]
October 18	at Western Reserve	Cleveland, OH	W 13–7		[7]
October 25	Case	Severance Stadium Wooster, OH	W 26–0		[8]
October 311	at Ohio Northern	Ada, OH	W 13–0		[9]
November 8	Akron	Severance Stadium Wooster, OH	W 19–0		[10]
November 15	at Kenyon	Gambier, OH	W 25–0
November 27	at Mount Union	Alliance, OH	W 35–0		[11]
*Non-conference game

Game summaries

Hiram

On October 4, Wooster opened its 1919 season with a 47–0 victory over Hiram College at Severance Stadium in Wooster, Ohio. Wooster's first-team players scored 34 points in the first quarter. Quarterback Snyder scored two touchdowns. Wooster played substitutes for the remainder of the game. Hiram's offense did not move into Wooster territory. ^[5]

Baldwin-Wallace

On October 11, Wooster defeated Baldwin–Wallace, 57–0, at Wooster. The game was played in the rain on a wet and muddy field. Neither team threw a pass. Wooster made its gains through the line and scored four touchdowns in the second quarter and three touchdowns in the third quarter. ^[6]

Western Reserve

On October 18, Wooster defeated Western Reserve, 13–7, in Cleveland. Western Reserve was the only team to score points against Wooster during the 1919 season. On the first play from scrimmage after the opening kickoff, Western Reserve fumbled, and Wooster took over at the 11-yard line. Wooster then scored its first touchdown on three running plays. Wooster scored again on its next possession. Western Reserve's defense stiffened, and Wooster did not score again. Western reserved scored its touchdown in the second quarter after blocking a Wooster punt. ^[7]

Mount Union

The Wooster Presbyterians ended their 1919 season on November 27 with a 35–0 victory over the Mount Union Methodists "in a sea of mud" at Alliance, Ohio. The Presbyterians out-gained the Methodists by 15 first downs to four. One of the highlights of the game was a 77-yard interception return for touchdwon by left halfback Atkinson. Snyder and Roderick were rated as the "big luminaries" of the game for Wooster. ^[11]

References

1. "Wooster Eleven Has Fine Record: Boles' Team Wins All Games and is Scored on Only Once". Cleveland Plain Dealer. November 30, 1919. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Plain Dealer's All Ohio 1919 Conference Team". Cleveland Plain Dealer. November 30, 1919. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
3. Earl E. Prugh (November 30, 1919). "Etter and Trautwein Named on All-Ohio Team". Springfield Sunday News. p. 19.
4. "Post Selects Three All-Ohio Conference Football Teams For 1919". The Cincinnati Post. December 1, 1919. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wooster Beats Hiram: Has Easy time Scoring 47 to 0 Victory". Cleveland Plain Dealer. October 5, 1919. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Wooster Too Strong For B.-W.: Defeats Berea College Eleven 57 to 0". Cleveland Plain Dealer. October 12, 1919. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
7. Henry P. Edwards (October 19, 1919). "Western Reserve Loses Conference Football Game to Wooster Here, 13 to 7: Fumble at Beginning of Play Lets Visitors Register First; Two Touchdowns and One Goal Kick by Boles' Men Made in First Period and They are Held After That". Cleveland Plain Dealer. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Wooster Again Wins: Outplays Case at Line Bucking Game, Winning 26-0". The Mansfield News. October 26, 1919. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Speedy Backfield Could Not Hold Wooster's Strong Attack". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 1, 1919. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Akron Will Have Stars in Contest: University Eleven Is in Good Shape and Hopes to Beat Wooster". Cleveland Plain Dealer. November 8, 1919. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Wooster Walks Off Wit Game: Takes Measure of Mt. Union By Score of 35 To 0, in Battle Staged on Muddy Field". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 28, 1919. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.