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.

Number of bowls1
Champion(s)Harvard
Illinois
Texas A&M
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1919 college football season
Centre after its defeat of West Virginia
Number of bowls1
Champion(s)Harvard
Illinois
Texas A&M
← 1918 Â·
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· 1920 â†’
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Conference and program changes

Conference memberships

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School1918 Conference1919 Conference
Bowling Green State Normal NormalsProgram EstablishedIndependent
Grinnell PioneersIndependentMissouri Valley
Nebraska CornhuskersMissouri ValleyIndependent
Stanford IndiansIndependentPCC
Southern Branch BruinsProgram EstablishedIndependent
Washington State CougarsIndependentPCC
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Program changes

Rose Bowl

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

Conference standings

Major conference standings

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1919 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Illinois $6–1–06–1–0
Ohio State3–1–06–1–0
Chicago4–2–05–2–0
Wisconsin3–2–05–2–0
Minnesota3–2–04–2–1
Iowa2–2–05–2–0
Michigan1–4–03–4–0
Northwestern1–4–02–5–0
Indiana0–2–03–4–0
Purdue0–3–02–4–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Missouri $4–0–15–1–2
Iowa State3–1–15–2–1
Washington University2–2–05–2–0
Drake2–2–04–3–0
Kansas1–1–13–2–3
Kansas State0–3–13–5–1
Grinnell0–3–01–4–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Northwest Conference football standings
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Washington State3–1–05–2–0
Oregon2–1–05–2–0
Oregon Agricultural1–1–04–4–0
Idaho1–2–02–3–0
Montana0–2–12–3–2
Whitman0–0–10–2–1
1919 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
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Oregon ^ +2–1–05–2–0
Washington +2–1–05–1–0
California2–2–06–2–1
Washington State2–2–05–2–0
Stanford1–1–04–3–0
Oregon Agricultural1–3–04–4–1
  • + – 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
Utah4–1–05–2–0
Colorado College3–1–14–2–1
Utah Agricultural3–2–05–2–0
Wyoming †3–3–03–5–0
Colorado2–3–12–3–1
Denver0–4–11–5–1
Colorado Mines0–4–10–4–3
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 State4–1–05–4–0
NC State3–1–07–2–0
North Carolina3–1–04–3–1
Washington and Lee2–1–08–1–0
VMI4–2–06–2–0
Richmond2–2–15–2–2
Virginia1–1–12–5–2
VPI2–4–05–4–0
William & Mary1–3–02–6–1
Catholic University0–1–01–6–1
St. John's (MD)0–1–00–1–0
Johns Hopkins0–1–00–2–0
Davidson0–4–04–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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Auburn $5–1–08–1–0
Alabama6–1–08–1–0
Centre1–0–09–0–0
Kentucky3–1–13–4–1
Georgia Tech3–1–07–3–0
Tulane3–1–16–2–1
Vanderbilt3–1–25–1–2
Furman2–1–16–2–1
Mississippi A&M5–2–06–2–0
Georgia4–2–24–2–3
LSU3–2–06–2–0
Clemson3–2–26–2–2
Florida2–2–05–3–0
Wofford1–1–03–2–1
Transylvania1–1–02–4–0
Ole Miss1–4–04–4–0
The Citadel1–4–04–4–1
Sewanee1–4–03–6–0
Georgetown (KY)0–0–00–2–0
Tennessee0–3–23–3–3
South Carolina0–4–11–7–1
Mercer0–1–00–2–0
Mississippi College0–4–03–5–1
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
Rice3–1–08–1–0
Oklahoma2–1–05–2–3
Texas3–2–06–3–0
Arkansas1–2–03–4–0
SMU0–2–15–4–1
Oklahoma A&M0–2–03–3–2
Baylor0–3–15–3–1
  • $ – Conference champion
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Independents

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

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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 —
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Minor conference standings

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1919 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Lincoln (PA)2–0–12–0–1
Howard2–0–15–0–3
Virginia Union1–1–05–1–1
Hampton0–2–03–2–1
Shaw0–2–01–2–0
1919 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Carthage3–2–05–3–0
Southern Illinois â€“ 4–3–1
1919 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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College of Emporia $8–0–08–0–0
Pittsburg Normal5–0–17–2–1
Washburn7–1–07–1–1
Southwestern (KS)6–3–06–4–0
St. Mary's (KS)3–2–06–2–0
Baker3–2–14–4–1
Friends3–4–04–5–0
Hays Normal3–4–03–6–0
Kansas Wesleyan2–4–03–5–0
Ottawa2–4–22–4–2
Bethany (KS)2–5–12–5–1
Fairmount2–6–22–6–2
Kansas State Normal1–4–21–6–2
Cooper0–8–10–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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Missouri Wesleyan $8–0–010–0–0
Drury2–0–14–2–1
William Jewell3–1–15–4–2
Central (MO)3–2–04–3–0
Tarkio2–2–14–2–1
Kirksville2–2–23–2–2
Springfield (MO)2–2–03–4–0
Rolla2–2–03–5–0
Cape Girardeau1–1–02–4–0
Warrensburg2–4–12–6–1
Westminster (MO)1–5–01–6–0
Maryville (MO)0–3–00–4–0
Missouri Valley0–3–00–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Missouri Valley Conference for Black Schools/ Western Black Schools region/conference football standings
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Lincoln (MO) $3–0–03–0–0
Columbia Athletics0–0–01–0–0
Sumner0–1–00–1–0
Lincoln (KC)0–1–00–1–0
East St. Louis0–1–00–1–0
Western University â€“ 0–0–0
George R. Smith â€“ 0–0–0
Topeka Industrial Institute â€“ 0–0–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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York (NE) $6–0–06–0–0
Nebraska Wesleyan6–1–07–2–0
Peru Normal4–2–05–2–0
Hastings2–1–0?–?–?
Cotner2–4–0?–?–?
Midland2–4–02–4–0
Doane1–4–02–5–1
Kearney Normal1–4–0?–?–?
Nebraska Central0–4–00–4–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
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Wooster $7–0–08–0–0
Oberlin5–0–07–1–0
Ohio State2–0–06–1–0
Miami (OH)7–1–07–1–0
Wittenberg3–0–26–0–2
Akron5–1–16–1–1
Denison4–2–16–2–1
Western Reserve3–3–05–4–0
Ohio Wesleyan3–3–04–4–0
Case2–4–13–6–1
Ohio2–4–03–5–0
Cincinnati1–3–13–4–1
Mount Union0–5–01–7–0
Ohio Northern0–6–01–8–0
Baldwin–Wallace0–5–00–8–0
Kenyon0–7–00–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Southern California Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Pomona $4–0–05–1–0
Occidental3–1–03–4–0
Throop2–2–06–3–0
Redlands1–3–03–4–1
Whittier0–4–00–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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Texas A&M $7–0–010–0–0
Rice6–1–08–1–0
Texas4–1–06–4–0
Baylor3–3–15–3–1
Howard Payne2–3–06–3–0
Austin2–3–04–3–1
SMU2–4–15–4–1
Southwestern (TX)2–5–03–5–0
TCU1–4–01–7–0
Trinity (TX)0–5–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Wisconsin Normal Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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La Crosse Normal $3–0–16–2–1
Oshkosh Normal4–1–05–1–0
River Falls Normal3–1–15–3–1
Milwaukee Normal2–1–15–1–1
Eau Claire Normal2–1–13–1–1
Stevens Point Normal2–2–12–3–1
Whitewater Normal1–2–03–4–0
Superior Normal0–2–12–2–1
Stout Normal0–3–02–3–0
Platteville Normal0–4–01–5–1
Championship: La Crosse Normal 14, River Falls Normal 0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Awards and honors

All-Americans

Main article: 1919 College Football All-America Team

The consensus All-America team included:

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

  • Team scoring most points: Centre, 485
  • Player scoring most points: Ira Rodgers, West Virginia, 147
  • Total offense leader: George Gipp, Notre Dame, 1456
  • Passing yards leader: George Gipp, 727
  • Passing touchdowns leader: Ira Rodgers, 11
  • Receptions leader: Bernard Kirk, Notre Dame, 21
  • Receiving yards leader: Bernard Kirk, 372

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