1919 college football season
1919 NCAA football season | |
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Centre after its defeat of West Virginia | |
Number of bowls | 1 |
Champion | Harvard Crimson Illinois Fighting Illini Texas A&M Aggies |
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The 1919 NCAA 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.
Contents
1 Conference and program changes
1.1 Conference memberships
1.2 Program changes
2 Rose Bowl
3 Conference standings
3.1 Minor conferences
4 Awards and honors
4.1 All-Americans
4.2 Statistical leaders
5 See also
6 References
Conference and program changes
Conference memberships
School | 1918 Conference | 1919 Conference |
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Bowling Green State Normal Normals | Program Established | Independent |
Grinnell Pioneers | Independent | Missouri Valley |
Nebraska Cornhuskers | Missouri Valley | Independent |
Stanford Indians | Independent | PCC |
UCLA Bruins | Program Established | Independent |
Washington State Cougars | Independent | PCC |
Program changes
University of Washington football officially adopted the Sun Dodgers nickname.
State College of Washington (Washington State) football officially adopted the eponymous Cougars nickname.
Rose Bowl
Harvard would defeat Oregon 7-6 in the 1920 Rose Bowl.
Conference standings
The following is a potentially incomplete list of conference standings:
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Minor conferences
Conference | Champion(s) | Record |
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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 | 3–0–0 |
Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference | Unknown | — |
Ohio Athletic Conference | Wooster | 7–0–0 |
Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference | Kendall | 5–0–1 |
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Pomona | 4–0–0 |
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Fisk | — |
Awards and honors
All-Americans
The consensus All-America team included:
Position | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Class | Hometown | Team |
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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 |
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
See also
- 1919 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
References
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