1919 college football season

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The 1919 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Centre, Harvard, Illinois, Notre Dame, and Texas A&M as having been deemed national champions by major selectors [1] Only Harvard, Illinois, and Texas A&M claim national championships for the 1919 season. Texas A&M began claiming the 1919 national championship in 2012.

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Conference and program changes

Conference memberships

School1918 Conference1919 Conference
Bowling Green State Normal Normals Program EstablishedIndependent
Grinnell Pioneers Independent Missouri Valley
Nebraska Cornhuskers Missouri Valley Independent
Stanford Indians Independent PCC
Southern Branch Bruins Program EstablishedIndependent
Washington State Cougars Independent PCC

Program changes

Rose Bowl

Harvard defeated Oregon, 7–6, in the 1920 Rose Bowl.

Conference standings

Major conference standings

For this article, major conferences defined as those including multiple state flagship public universities.

1919 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Illinois $ 6 –1 –06 –1 –0
Ohio State 3 –1 –06 –1 –0
Chicago 4 –2 –05 –2 –0
Wisconsin 3 –2 –05 –2 –0
Minnesota 3 –2 –04 –2 –1
Iowa 2 –2 –05 –2 –0
Michigan 1 –4 –03 –4 –0
Northwestern 1 –4 –02 –5 –0
Indiana 0 –2 –03 –4 –0
Purdue 0 –3 –02 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
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Missouri $ 4 –0 –15 –1 –2
Iowa State 3 –1 –15 –2 –1
Washington University 2 –2 –05 –2 –0
Drake 2 –2 –04 –3 –0
Kansas 1 –1 –13 –2 –3
Kansas State 0 –3 –13 –5 –1
Grinnell 0 –3 –01 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
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Oregon ^ + 2 –1 –05 –2 –0
Washington + 2 –1 –05 –1 –0
California 2 –2 –06 –2 –1
Washington State 2 –2 –05 –2 –0
Stanford 1 –1 –04 –3 –0
Oregon Agricultural 1 –3 –04 –4 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
1919 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
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Colorado Agricultural $ 7 –1 –07 –1 –0
Utah 4 –1 –05 –2 –0
Colorado College 3 –1 –14 –2 –1
Utah Agricultural 3 –2 –05 –2 –0
Wyoming † 3 –3 –03 –5 –0
Colorado 2 –3 –12 –3 –1
Denver 0 –4 –11 –5 –1
Colorado Mines 0 –4 –10 –4 –3
Montana State † 0 –3 –01 –3 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † Ineligible for conference title
1919 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Georgetown $ 2 –0 –07 –3 –0
Maryland State 4 –1 –05 –4 –0
NC State 3 –1 –07 –2 –0
North Carolina 3 –1 –04 –3 –1
Washington and Lee 2 –1 –08 –1 –0
VMI 4 –2 –06 –2 –0
Richmond 2 –2 –15 –2 –2
Virginia 1 –1 –12 –5 –2
VPI 2 –4 –05 –4 –0
William & Mary 1 –3 –02 –6 –1
Catholic University 0 –1 –01 –6 –1
St. John's (MD) 0 –1 –00 –1 –0
Johns Hopkins 0 –1 –00 –2 –0
Davidson 0 –4 –04 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Auburn $ 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
Alabama 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Centre 1 –0 –09 –0 –0
Kentucky 3 –1 –13 –4 –1
Georgia Tech 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
Tulane 3 –1 –16 –2 –1
Vanderbilt 3 –1 –25 –1 –2
Furman 2 –1 –16 –2 –1
Mississippi A&M 5 –2 –06 –2 –0
Georgia 4 –2 –24 –2 –3
LSU 3 –2 –06 –2 –0
Clemson 3 –2 –26 –2 –2
Florida 2 –2 –05 –3 –0
Wofford 1 –1 –03 –2 –1
Transylvania 1 –1 –02 –4 –0
Ole Miss 1 –4 –04 –4 –0
The Citadel 1 –4 –04 –4 –1
Sewanee 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Georgetown (KY) 0 –0 –00 –2 –0
Tennessee 0 –3 –23 –3 –3
South Carolina 0 –4 –11 –7 –1
Mercer 0 –1 –00 –2 –0
Mississippi College 0 –4 –03 –5 –1
Howard (AL) 0 –4 –03 –5 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Southwest Conference football standings
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Texas A&M $ 4 –0 –010 –0 –0
Rice 3 –1 –08 –1 –0
Oklahoma 2 –1 –05 –2 –3
Texas 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
Arkansas 1 –2 –03 –4 –0
SMU 0 –2 –15 –4 –1
Oklahoma A&M 0 –2 –03 –3 –2
Baylor 0 –3 –15 –3 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

Independents

1919 Eastern college football independents records
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Harvard  – 9 –0 –1
Penn State  – 7 –1 –0
Swarthmore  – 7 –1 –0
Dartmouth  – 6 –1 –1
Colgate  – 5 –1 –1
New Hampshire  – 7 –2 –0
Lafayette  – 6 –2 –0
Washington & Jefferson  – 6 –2 –0
Williams  – 6 –2 –0
Syracuse  – 8 –3 –0
Penn  – 6 –2 –1
Pittsburgh  – 6 –2 –1
Lehigh  – 6 –3 –0
Princeton  – 4 –2 –1
Geneva  – 4 –2 –2
Army  – 6 –3 –0
Boston College  – 5 –3 –0
Holy Cross  – 5 –3 –0
Rutgers  – 5 –3 –0
Yale  – 5 –3 –0
Villanova  – 5 –3 –1
Brown  – 5 –4 –1
Bucknell  – 5 –4 –1
NYU  – 4 –4 –0
Carnegie Tech  – 3 –4 –0
Columbia  – 2 –4 –3
Cornell  – 3 –5 –0
Vermont  – 3 –6 –0
Franklin & Marshall  – 2 –4 –2
Tufts  – 2 –5 –0
Buffalo  – 0 –5 –1
Rhode Island State  – 0 –8 –1
Drexel  – 0 –4 –0
1919 Midwestern college football independents records
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Notre Dame  – 9 –0 –0
Detroit  – 8 –1 –0
Western State Normal (MI)  – 4 –1 –0
Akron  – 6 –1 –1
North Dakota Agricultural  – 5 –1 –1
Haskell  – 8 –2 –1
Marquette  – 5 –1 –2
St. Xavier  – 6 –2 –0
Morningside  – 6 –2 –0
Heidelberg  – 6 –3 –0
Saint Louis  – 4 –2 –2
Valparaiso  – 5 –3 –0
Wabash  – 4 –3 –2
Central Michigan  – 2 –2 –3
Michigan Agricultural  – 4 –4 –1
Nebraska  – 3 –3 –2
St. Mary's (OH)  – 2 –2 –0
Iowa State Teachers  – 2 –4 –1
Toledo  – 2 –4 –0
Butler  – 0 –5 –1
Bowling Green  – 0 –3 –0
1919 Southern college football independents records
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Marshall  – 8 –0 –0
Florida Southern  – 5 –0 –0
Middle Tennessee State Normal  – 4 –0 –0
Phillips  – 10 –0 –1
Navy  – 7 –1 –0
West Virginia  – 8 –2 –0
Mississippi Normal  – 4 –1 –2
Presbyterian  – 4 –3 –2
North Texas State Normal  – 5 –3 –0
Birmingham–Southern  – 4 –3 –0
Southwest Texas State  – 4 –4 –0
Spring Hill  – 3 –3 –1
Abilene Christian  – 2 –2 –0
West Tennessee State Normal  – 3 –4 –0
Chattanooga  – 3 –5 –1
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial  – 2 –4 –2
Marion  – 3 –6 –0
Texas Mines  – 2 –4 –0
Delaware  – 2 –5 –1
Oglethorpe  – 2 –6 –1
Wake Forest  – 2 –6 –0
Sam Houston Normal  – 0 –7 –0
1919 Western college football independents records
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Hawaii  – 4 –0 –1
Arizona  – 7 –1 –0
Nevada  – 8 –1 –1
New Mexico  – 3 –0 –2
USC  – 4 –1 –0
Saint Mary's  – 3 –3 –1
Montana  – 2 –3 –2
New Mexico A&M  – 2 –3 –1
Idaho  – 2 –3 –0
Gonzaga  – 2 –3 –0
Santa Clara  – 2 –4 –0
University Farm  – 2 –5 –0
South Branch  – 2 –6 –0
Pacific (CA)  – 1 –4 –0
Tempe Normal  – 0 –2 –0

Minor conferences

ConferenceChampion(s)Record
Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association No champion—
Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic League Wabash College 4–0–1
Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin La Crosse Normal —
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference College of Emporia —
Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association Unknown—
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Kalamazoo 3–0
Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference Unknown—
Ohio Athletic Conference Wooster 7–0
Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference Kendall 5–0–1
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Pomona 4–0
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Fisk —

Minor conference standings

1919 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Lincoln (PA) 2 –0 –12 –0 –1
Howard 2 –0 –15 –0 –3
Virginia Union 1 –1 –05 –1 –1
Hampton 0 –2 –03 –2 –1
Shaw 0 –2 –01 –2 –0
1919 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Carthage 3 –2 –05 –3 –0
Southern Illinois  – 4 –3 –1
1919 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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College of Emporia $ 8 –0 –08 –0 –0
Pittsburg Normal 5 –0 –17 –2 –1
Washburn 7 –1 –07 –1 –1
Southwestern (KS) 6 –3 –06 –4 –0
St. Mary's (KS) 3 –2 –06 –2 –0
Baker 3 –2 –14 –4 –1
Friends 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Hays Normal 3 –4 –03 –6 –0
Bethany (KS) 2 –5 –12 –5 –1
Kansas Wesleyan 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Ottawa 2 –4 –22 –4 –2
Fairmount 2 –6 –22 –6 –2
Kansas State Normal 1 –4 –21 –6 –2
Cooper 0 –8 –10 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Missouri Wesleyan $ 8 –0 –010 –0 –0
Drury 2 –0 –14 –2 –1
William Jewell 3 –1 –15 –4 –2
Central (MO) 3 –2 –04 –3 –0
Tarkio 2 –2 –14 –2 –1
Kirksville 2 –2 –23 –2 –2
Springfield (MO) 2 –2 –03 –4 –0
Rolla 2 –2 –03 –5 –0
Cape Girardeau 1 –1 –02 –4 –0
Warrensburg 2 –4 –12 –6 –1
Westminster (MO) 1 –5 –01 –6 –0
Maryville (MO) 0 –3 –00 –4 –0
Missouri Valley 0 –3 –00 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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York (NE) $ 6 –0 –06 –0 –0
Nebraska Wesleyan 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Peru Normal 4 –2 –05 –2 –0
Hastings 2 –1 –0 ? – ? – ?
Cotner 2 –4 –0 ? – ? – ?
Midland 2 –4 –02 –4 –0
Doane 1 –4 –05 –1 –1
Kearney Normal 1 –4 –0 ? – ? – ?
Nebraska Central 0 –4 –00 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
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Wooster $ 7 –0 –08 –0 –0
Oberlin 5 –0 –07 –1 –0
Ohio State 2 –0 –06 –1 –0
Miami (OH) 7 –1 –07 –1 –0
Wittenberg 3 –0 –26 –0 –2
Akron 5 –1 –16 –1 –1
Denison 4 –2 –16 –2 –1
Western Reserve 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Ohio Wesleyan 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Case 2 –4 –13 –6 –1
Ohio 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Cincinnati 1 –3 –13 –4 –1
Mount Union 0 –5 –01 –7 –0
Ohio Northern 0 –6 –01 –8 –0
Baldwin–Wallace 0 –5 –00 –8 –0
Kenyon 0 –7 –00 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Southern California Conference football standings
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Pomona $ 4 –0 –05 –1 –0
Occidental 3 –1 –03 –4 –0
Throop 2 –2 –06 –3 –0
Redlands 1 –3 –03 –4 –1
Whittier 0 –4 –00 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Texas A&M $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0
Rice 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Texas 4 –1 –06 –4 –0
Baylor 3 –3 –15 –3 –1
Howard Payne 2 –3 –06 –3 –0
Austin 2 –3 –04 –3 –1
SMU 2 –4 –15 –4 –1
Southwestern (TX) 2 –5 –03 –5 –0
TCU 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
Trinity (TX) 0 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Wisconsin Normal Athletic Conference football standings
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La Crosse Normal $ 3 –0 –16 –2 –1
Oshkosh Normal 4 –1 –05 –1 –0
River Falls Normal 3 –1 –15 –3 –1
Milwaukee Normal 2 –1 –15 –1 –1
Eau Claire Normal 2 –1 –13 –1 –1
Stevens Point Normal 2 –2 –12 –3 –1
Whitewater Normal 1 –2 –03 –4 –0
Superior Normal 0 –2 –12 –2 –1
Stout Normal 0 –3 –02 –3 –0
Platteville Normal 0 –4 –01 –5 –1
Championship: La Crosse Normal 14, River Falls Normal 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Awards and honors

All-Americans

The consensus All-America team included:

PositionNameHeightWeight (lbs.)ClassHometownTeam
QB Bo McMillin 5'9"165So. Fort Worth, Texas Centre
QB Benny Boynton 5'9"163Sr. Waco, Texas Williams
HB Chic Harley 5'11"171Sr. Chicago, Illinois Ohio State
HB Eddie Casey 5'10"155Sr. Natick, Massachusetts Harvard
FB Ira Rodgers 5'10"203Sr. Bethany, West Virginia West Virginia
E Bob Higgins Sr. Corning, New York Penn State
E Heinie Miller 5'10"185Sr. Williamsport, Pennsylvania Penn
T Pete Henry 5'10"230Sr. Mansfield, Ohio Washington & Jefferson
G Doc Alexander 5'11"210Jr. Silver Creek, New York Syracuse
C Red Weaver 5'10"185Jr. Garland, Texas Centre
C Charles Carpenter Sr. Hartland, Wisconsin Wisconsin
G Swede Youngstrom 6'1"187Sr. Waltham, Massachusetts Dartmouth
T Belford West 6'2"195Sr. Hamilton, New York Colgate
E Lester Belding So. Mason City, Iowa Iowa

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