1914 college football season

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The 1914 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Army, Illinois, and Texas as having been selected national champions, all retroactively.[1] Army and Illinois claim a national championship for the 1914 season.

Quick facts Champion(s) ...
1914 college football season
Harvard–Yale game
Champion(s)Army
Illinois
Texas
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Conference program and changes

Conference changes

Membership changes

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School1913 Conference1914 Conference
Colorado College TigersIndependentRocky Mountain
Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsSIAAIndependent
Louisville CardinalsIndependentKIAA
Southern California TrojansReinstated ProgramIndependent
Texas State M&M MinersProgram EstablishedIndependent
Utah Agricultural AggiesIndependentRocky Mountain
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Program changes

Stadiums

Final Season

  • Alabama plays their final season at The Quad. The Quad has been Alabama's home field since their first home game in 1893. The final game at The Quad was a 21–3 victory over Chattanooga on 11/13/1914. For 1915, Alabama would move into University Field on the southern edge of campus.

Conference standings

Major conference standings

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1914 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Nebraska $3–0–07–0–1
Missouri4–1–05–3–0
Iowa State2–1–04–3–0
Kansas2–2–05–2–1
Washington University0–1–13–3–1
Drake0–3–14–3–1
Kansas State0–3–01–5–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1914 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Washington $3–0–16–0–1
Oregon Agricultural2–0–27–0–2
Oregon3–1–14–2–1
Washington State2–3–02–4–0
Idaho1–3–02–3–1
Whitman0–4–00–4–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1914 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Colorado Mines $5–0–15–0–1
Colorado4–1–05–1–0
Colorado College3–1–14–1–1
Colorado Agricultural3–3–03–4–0
Utah2–3–03–3–0
Utah Agricultural1–2–02–5–0
Denver1–4–05–4–0
Wyoming0–5–01–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1914 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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Washington and Lee +3–0–09–0–0
Virginia +3–0–08–1–0
North Carolina1–1–010–1–0
VPI1–1–06–2–1
Georgetown0–1–12–4–2
North Carolina A&M0–2–13–3–1
St. John's (MD)0–1–00–1–0
Johns Hopkins0–1–02–5–1
Richmond0–2–05–4–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Tennessee +6–0–09–0–0
Auburn +4–0–18–0–1
Texas A&M2–0–06–1–1
Ole Miss2–1–15–4–1
Mississippi A&M4–2–06–2–0
Sewanee4–2–05–3–0
Florida3–2–05–2–0
Georgia2–2–13–5–1
Clemson2–2–05–3–1
Alabama3–3–05–4–0
Kentucky1–1–05–3–0
LSU1–2–14–4–1
Chattanooga1–3–05–4–0
Vanderbilt1–3–02–6–0
Mississippi College0–1–14–3–1
Wofford0–1–01–7–1
Central University0–1–01–3–1
Mercer0–3–05–4–0
Tulane0–3–13–3–1
The Citadel0–3–02–5–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1914 Western Conference football standings
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Illinois $6–0–07–0–0
Minnesota3–1–06–1–0
Chicago4–2–14–2–1
Wisconsin2–2–14–2–1
Ohio State2–2–05–2–0
Purdue2–2–05–2–0
Iowa1–2–04–3–0
Indiana1–4–03–4–0
Northwestern0–6–01–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Independents

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1914 Eastern college football independents records
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Army â€“ 9–0–0
Harvard â€“ 7–0–2
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 10–1–0
Dartmouth â€“ 8–1–0
Lehigh â€“ 8–1–0
Pittsburgh â€“ 8–1–0
Cornell â€“ 8–2–0
Yale â€“ 7–2–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 6–2–1
Colgate â€“ 5–2–1
Princeton â€“ 5–2–1
Brown â€“ 5–2–2
Fordham â€“ 6–3–1
Geneva â€“ 5–3–0
Tufts â€“ 5–3–0
Penn State â€“ 5–3–1
Rutgers â€“ 5–3–1
Lafayette â€“ 5–3–2
Syracuse â€“ 5–3–2
Boston College â€“ 5–4–0
NYU â€“ 5–4–0
Villanova â€“ 4–3–1
Bucknell â€“ 4–4–1
Carnegie Tech â€“ 4–4–0
Penn â€“ 4–4–1
Temple â€“ 3–3–0
Rhode Island State â€“ 2–3–3
Carlisle â€“ 5–10–1
Holy Cross â€“ 2–5–1
Vermont â€“ 2–6–1
New Hampshire â€“ 1–6–2
Duquesne â€“ 1–5–0
1914 Midwestern college football independents records
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Western State Normal (MI) â€“ 6–0–0
Northern Illinois State â€“ 7–0–1
Notre Dame â€“ 6–2–0
Michigan Agricultural â€“ 5–2–0
Butler â€“ 4–2–0
South Dakota â€“ 5–2–1
Michigan â€“ 6–3–0
North Dakota Agricultural â€“ 5–3–0
Haskell â€“ 5–4–0
Michigan State Normal â€“ 3–2–1
Heidelberg â€“ 4–3–1
Akron â€“ 4–4–1
Doane â€“ 3–3–2
Saint Louis â€“ 4–4–0
St. Mary's (OH) â€“ 2–2–0
Wabash â€“ 2–2–2
Detroit â€“ 2–3–2
Lake Forest â€“ 3–5–0
Iowa State Teachers â€“ 2–5–1
Lincoln (MO) â€“ 1–3–0
Marquette â€“ 2–7–0
Rose Poly â€“ 0–7–0
1914 Southern college football independents records
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Texas â€“ 8–0–0
Middle Tennessee State Normal â€“ 5–0–1
Oklahoma â€“ 9–1–1
Delaware â€“ 7–1–1
Davidson â€“ 5–1–1
Birmingham â€“ 3–1–1
Georgia Tech â€“ 6–2–0
Presbyterian â€“ 4–1–1
Oklahoma A&M â€“ 6–2–1
Navy â€“ 6–3–0
Maryland â€“ 5–3–0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial â€“ 5–3–0
Howard (AL) â€“ 4–3–1
Maryville (TN) â€“ 6–4–0
Sam Houston Normal â€“ 3–2–0
Marshall â€“ 5–4–0
West Virginia â€“ 5–4–0
Rice â€“ 3–2–3
North Texas State Normal â€“ 3–3–0
South Carolina â€“ 5–5–1
VMI â€“ 4–4–0
Mississippi Normal â€“ 2–3–1
Texas Mines â€“ 2–3–0
Western Kentucky State Normal â€“ 1–2–0
Baylor â€“ 3–5–2
West Tennessee State Normal â€“ 3–5–0
Arkansas â€“ 3–6–0
Louisiana Industrial â€“ 2–4–0
Wake Forest â€“ 3–6–0
Furman â€“ 2–5–0
Southwest Texas State â€“ 2–6–0
Stetson â€“ 1–4–0
Louisville â€“ 1–7–0
Catholic University â€“ 0–6–1
1914 Western college football independents records
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Cheney Normal â€“ 2–0–0
Montana â€“ 7–0–1
Arizona â€“ 5–1–0
Montana A&M â€“ 5–1–0
New Mexico â€“ 3–1–1
New Mexico A&M â€“ 4–2–1
Tempe Normal â€“ 4–3–0
USC â€“ 4–3–0
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Minor conferences

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Conference Champion(s) Record
Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association Hampton Institute
Howard
Lincoln (PA)		 2–1
1–1
1–1
Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin Whitewater Normal 4–0
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Friends (KS) —
Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Association Transylvania —
Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southwestern Louisiana Industrial 5–0
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Olivet
Hillsdale		 3–1
Ohio Athletic Conference Denison 5–1
Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference Central State Teachers —
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Talladega —
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association Texas —
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Minor conference standings

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1913 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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Hampton $2–1–03–1–0
Howard1–1–04–1–0
Lincoln (PA)1–1–01–1–0
Virginia Union0–1–01–1–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1914 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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Richmond $5–1–05–4–0
Randolph–Macon3–3–05–5–0
Hampden–Sydney3–3–03–7–1
William & Mary1–5–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1914 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Carthage1–2–03–2–0
Southern Illinois â€“ 2–5–1
1914 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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Olivet +3–1–05–3–0
Hillsdale +3–1–03–3–1
Kalamazoo3–1–04–1–0
Albion1–4–01–6–0
Adrian0–1–03–3–0
Alma0–2–02–5–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1914 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Denison $5–1–07–1–0
Mount Union4–1–06–4–0
Cincinnati4–2–06–3–0
Miami (OH)4–2–05–3–0
Ohio3–3–04–4–0
Oberlin3–4–04–4–0
Case3–4–04–6–0
Kenyon2–3–04–3–1
Western Reserve2–4–04–6–0
Wooster2–5–02–6–0
Ohio Wesleyan2–6–03–7–0
Wittenberg0–3–03–6–0
Ohio State *3–0–05–2–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – did not complete for championship
1914 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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Texas $4–0–08–0–0
Texas A&M4–0–06–1–1
Rice3–2–23–2–3
Southwestern (TX)3–2–04–4–0
Trinity (TX)3–2–24–2–2
Daniel Baker3–2–06–3–0
Baylor2–4–23–5–2
TCU1–3–13–4–1
Austin0–5–20–6–2
  • $ – Conference champion
1914 Wisconsin Normal Athletic Conference football standings
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Whitewater Normal $4–0–06–0–0
River Falls Normal3–1–08–1–0
Platteville Normal2–2–02–5–0
La Crosse Normal2–2–02–6–0
Stevens Point Normal1–2–06–2–0
Milwaukee Normal1–2–03–5–0
Oshkosh Normal1–2–02–5–0
Superior Normal0–3–02–3–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Awards and honors

All-Americans

Main article: 1914 College Football All-America Team

The consensus All-America team included:

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Position Name Height Weight (lbs.) Class Hometown Team
QB Charley Barrett 6'0" 180 Jr. Cleveland, Ohio Cornell
HB John Maulbetsch 5'9" 153 So. Ann Arbor, Michigan Michigan
HB Eddie Mahan 5'11" 171 Jr. Natick, Massachusetts Harvard
HB Johnny Spiegel Sr. Washington & Jefferson
FB Harry LeGore Jr. Woodsboro, Maryland Yale
E Huntington Hardwick 6'0" 171 Sr. Quincy, Massachusetts Harvard
E John E. O'Hearn 5'10" 173 Sr. Brookline, Massachusetts Cornell
T Harold Ballin 6'1" 194 Sr. New York, New York Princeton
G Stan Pennock 5'8" 193 Sr. Syracuse, New York Harvard
G Clarence Spears Jr. De Witt, Arkansas Dartmouth
C John McEwan 6'4" 200 So. Alexandria, Minnesota Army
G Ralph Chapman Sr. Vienna, Illinois Illinois
T Walter H. Trumbull Sr. Salem, Massachusetts Harvard
E Perry Graves Jr. Rockford, Illinois Illinois
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Statistical leaders

  • Player scoring most points: Buck Mayer, Virginia, 142

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