# 1913 college football season

The 1913 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Auburn, Chicago, and Harvard as having been selected national champions. All three teams finished with undefeated records. Chicago and Harvard officially claim national championships for the 1913 season.
Chicago was also the champion of the Western Conference, Missouri was champion of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA), and Colorado won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

## Conference and program changes
### Conference changes

* One new conference began play in 1913:
** Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin – active NCAA Division III conference now known as the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

### Membership changes

| School | 1912 Conference | 1913 Conference |
| Kansas State Wildcats | Independent | MVIAA |
| North Texas State Normal football | Program Established | Independent |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | OAC | Big Nine (Western) |
| Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers | Program Established | Independent |

## Conference standings
### Major conference standings

1913 Missouri Valley Conference football standings :
| 1913 Missouri Valley Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Missouri + 4 –0 –07 –1 –0 Nebraska + 3 –0 –08 –0 –0 Kansas 3 –2 –05 –3 –0 Iowa State 2 –2 –04 –4 –0 Drake 1 –3 –04 –3 –1 Kansas State 0 –2 –03 –4 –1 Washington University 0 –4 –01 –5 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1913 Northwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Washington $ 4 –0 –07 –0 –0 Oregon Agricultural 3 –1 –13 –2 –3 Idaho 2 –2 –03 –3 –0 Oregon 1 –1 –13 –3 –1 Washington State 1 –3 –04 –4 –0 Whitman 0 –4 –01 –4 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1913 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Colorado $ 4 –0 –15 –1 –1 Colorado Mines 5 –1 –05 –1 –0 Colorado College 2 –2 –15 –2 –1 Colorado Agricultural $ 2 –2 –03 –2 –0 Utah 1 –2 –02 –4 –1 Denver 1 –3 –02 –5 –0 Wyoming 0 –5 –00 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1913 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T North Carolina A&M $ 2 –0 –06 –1 –0 Washington and Lee 3 –1 –08 –1 –0 Virginia 1 –1 –07 –1 –0 VPI 1 –1 –07 –1 –1 Georgetown 1 –1 –04 –4 –0 Johns Hopkins 0 –2 –00 –3 –0 North Carolina 0 –3 –05 –4 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1913 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Auburn $ 8 –0 –08 –0 –0 Mississippi A&M 5 –1 –16 –1 –1 Georgia 3 –1 –06 –2 –0 Vanderbilt 3 –1 –05 –3 –0 Georgia Tech 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 Alabama 4 –3 –06 –3 –0 LSU 1 –1 –26 –1 –2 Sewanee 2 –2 –04 –3 –0 Florida 2 –2 –04 –3 –0 Clemson 2 –4 –04 –4 –0 Mississippi College 1 –2 –06 –3 –0 Tennessee 1 –3 –06 –3 –0 The Citadel 0 –3 –13 –4 –2 Mercer 0 –4 –12 –5 –1 Kentucky 0 –1 –06 –2 –0 Texas A&M 0 –1 –13 –4 –2 Central University 0 –2 –02 –5 –0 Tulane 0 –4 –03 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1913 Western Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Chicago $ 7 –0 –07 –0 –0 Iowa 2 –1 –05 –2 –0 Minnesota 2 –1 –05 –2 –0 Purdue 2 –1 –24 –1 –2 Illinois 2 –2 –14 –2 –1 Wisconsin 1 –2 –13 –3 –1 Ohio State 1 –2 –04 –2 –1 Indiana 2 –4 –03 –4 –0 Northwestern 0 –6 –01 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion |

### Independents

1913 Eastern college football independents records :
| 1913 Eastern college football independents records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Harvard   –  9 –0 –0 Carlisle   –  10 –1 –1 Washington & Jefferson   –  10 –0 –1 Army   –  8 –1 –0 Dartmouth   –  7 –1 –0 Tufts   –  7 –1 –0 Colgate   –  6 –1 –1 Franklin & Marshall   –  6 –2 –0 Pittsburgh   –  6 –2 –1 Princeton   –  5 –2 –1 Yale   –  5 –2 –3 Rutgers   –  6 –3 –0 Penn   –  6 –3 –1 Villanova   –  4 –2 –1 Lehigh   –  5 –3 –0 Bucknell   –  6 –4 –0 Cornell   –  5 –4 –1 Boston College   –  4 –3 –1 Syracuse   –  6 –4 –0 Fordham   –  3 –3 –2 Geneva   –  4 –4 –0 Lafayette   –  4 –5 –1 Brown   –  4 –5 –0 Duquesne   –  3 –5 –1 Carnegie Tech   –  2 –4 –1 Holy Cross   –  3 –6 –0 New Hampshire   –  2 –4 –0 Temple   –  1 –3 –2 Penn State   –  2 –6 –0 Rhode Island State   –  2 –6 –0 Vermont   –  1 –5 –0 NYU   –  0 –8 –0 | 1913 Midwestern college football independents records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Michigan Agricultural   –  7 –0 –0 Notre Dame   –  7 –0 –0 Western State Normal (MI)   –  4 –0 –0 Haskell   –  10 –1 –0 Michigan   –  6 –1 –0 Lake Forest   –  5 –1 –1 Doane   –  5 –1 –2 St. Mary's (OH)   –  4 –1 –1 Christian Brothers (MO)   –  6 –2 –1 Wabash   –  5 –2 –0 Detroit   –  5 –3 –1 Heidelberg   –  4 –3 –0 Marquette   –  4 –3 –1 Mount Union   –  4 –3 –2 Saint Louis   –  5 –4 –1 Lincoln (MO)   –  1 –1 –0 South Dakota   –  3 –3 –0 Northern Illinois State   –  3 –3 –3 Akron   –  3 –4 –0 Iowa State Teachers   –  2 –3 –1 Ohio Northern   –  4 –6 –1 Butler   –  2 –4 –1 Michigan State Normal   –  2 –3 –1 North Dakota Agricultural   –  0 –2 –2 | 1913 Southern college football independents records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Western Kentucky State Normal   –  1 –0 –0 Navy   –  7 –1 –1 VMI   –  7 –1 –2 Louisville   –  5 –1 –0 Middle Tennessee State Normal   –  5 –1 –1 Arkansas   –  7 –2 –0 Oklahoma   –  6 –2 –0 Kendall   –  5 –2 –0 Sam Houston Normal   –  3 –1 –1 TCU   –  5 –2 –1 Furman   –  6 –3 –0 Maryland   –  6 –3 –0 Ole Miss   –  6 –3 –1 Presbyterian   –  5 –3 –0 Howard (AL)   –  5 –3 –1 Richmond   –  5 –3 –1 Chattanooga   –  4 –3 –0 Oklahoma A&M   –  4 –3 –0 South Carolina   –  4 –3 –0 Florida Southern   –  1 –1 –0 Polytechnic (TX)   –  2 –2 –4 Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –  4 –4 –0 Southwest Texas State   –  4 –4 –0 Spring Hill   –  3 –3 –0 West Virginia   –  3 –4 –2 Louisiana Industrial   –  3 –4 –1 Marshall   –  3 –4 –0 Delaware   –  2 –4 –2 Catholic University   –  1 –4 –1 Davidson   –  2 –5 –0 Mississippi Normal   –  1 –5 –1 West Tennessee State Normal   –  1 –2 –0 North Texas State Normal   –  0 –1 –0 Wake Forest   –  0 –8 –0 |
| 1913 Western college football independents records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T New Mexico A&M   –  7 –0 –1 Utah Agricultural   –  3 –3 –0 New Mexico   –  3 –2 –0 Arizona   –  2 –2 –0 Montana A&M   –  2 –2 –0 Montana   –  2 –4 –0 Cheney Normal   –  1 –5 –0 |

### Minor conferences

| Conference | Champion(s) | Record |
| Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association | Hampton Institute | 4–0 |
| Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin | Superior Normal Whitewater Normal | 5–0–1 |
| Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | Kansas State Agricultural Washburn College | 2–1–1 2–0–2 |
| Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Unknown | — |
| Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Olivet | 3–1 |
| Ohio Athletic Conference | Oberlin | 5–0–1 |
| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Fisk (TN) | — |
| Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Texas | — |

### Minor conference standings

1913 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings :
| 1913 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Hampton $ 4 –0 –06 –0 –0 Howard 2 –1 –13 –1 –1 Lincoln (PA) 0 –1 –10 –1 –1 Virginia Union 0 –2 –03 –2 –0 Shaw 0 –2 –00 –3 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1913 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Richmond $ 3 –0 –05 –3 –1 Hampden–Sydney 2 –1 –03 –6 –0 Randolph–Macon 1 –2 –04 –4 –1 William & Mary 0 –3 –00 –5 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1913 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Southern Illinois   –  4 –3 –1 Carthage 1 –2 –03 –3 –1 |
| 1913 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T College of Emporia + 5 –0 –15 –2 –1 Southwestern (KS) + 4 –1 –16 –1 –1 Washburn 2 –0 –23 –2 –2 Kansas State 2 –1 –13 –4 –1 Baker 3 –2 –04 –4 –0 Friends 3 –2 –0 ? – ? – ? Kansas State Normal 4 –4 –04 –6 –0 Cooper 3 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? Pittsburg Normal 1 –1 –14 –2 –1 St. Mary's (KS) 2 –3 –03 –4 –1 Fairmount 1 –6 –02 –6 –1 Hays Normal 0 –1 –04 –2 –0 Kansas City University 0 –2 –00 –3 –0 Ottawa 0 –4 –01 –4 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1913 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Olivet $ 3 –1 –04 –3 –0 Alma 2 –1 –03 –4 –0 Hillsdale 2 –1 –12 –3 –1 Albion 3 –2 –13 –3 –1 Adrian 1 –2 –02 –4 –0 Kalamazoo 0 –4 –02 –4 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1913 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Oberlin $ 5 –0 –16 –1 –1 Ohio State 3 –0 –14 –2 –1 Denison 4 –1 –05 –2 –0 Miami (OH) 4 –2 –06 –2 –0 Cincinnati 4 –2 –15 –3 –1 Western Reserve 3 –2 –14 –4 –1 Case 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 Kenyon 1 –3 –15 –3 –1 Wooster 1 –3 –12 –3 –2 Ohio 1 –3 –02 –5 –1 Ohio Wesleyan 1 –6 –02 –7 –0 Wittenberg 0 –5 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1913 Wisconsin Normal Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Superior Normal + 2 –0 –15 –0 –2 Whitewater Normal + 2 –0 –25 –1 –2 Milwaukee Normal 2 –1 –13 –3 –1 La Crosse Normal 1 –1 –12 –2 –2 Oshkosh Normal 1 –2 –01 –5 –0 Platteville Normal 1 –2 –04 –3 –0 River Falls Normal 0 –1 –11 –3 –1 Stevens Point Normal 0 –2 –00 –6 –0 + – Conference co-champions |

## Awards and honors
### All-Americans

The consensus All-America team included:
| Position | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Class | Hometown | Team |
| QB | Ellery Huntington Jr. | 5'9" | 160 | Sr. | Nashville, Tennessee | Colgate |
| QB | Gus Dorais | | | Sr. | Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin | Notre Dame |
| HB | James B. Craig | | 160 | Sr. | Detroit, Michigan | Michigan |
| HB | Eddie Mahan | 5'11" | 171 | So. | Natick, Massachusetts | Harvard |
| FB | Charles Brickley | 5'10" | 181 | Jr. | Everett, Massachusetts | Harvard |
| E | Robert Hogsett | 5'6" | 156 | Sr. | Cleveland, Ohio | Dartmouth |
| T | Miller Pontius | 6'1" | 189 | Sr. | Circleville, Ohio | Michigan |
| T | Bud Talbott | 6'1" | 190 | Jr. | Dayton, Ohio | Yale |
| G | John Brown | | | Sr. | Canton, Pennsylvania | Navy |
| G | Ray Keeler | | | Jr. | Bagley, Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| C | Paul Des Jardien | 6'5" | 190 | Jr. | Chicago, Illinois | Chicago |
| G | Stan Pennock | 5'8" | 193 | Jr. | Syracuse, New York | Harvard |
| T | Harold Ballin | 6'1" | 194 | Jr. | New York, New York | Princeton |
| T | Harvey Hitchcock | | | Sr. | Kingdom of Hawaii | Harvard |
| E | Louis A. Merrilat | | | Jr. | Chicago, Illinois | Army |

## Statistical leaders

* Player scoring most points: Johnny Spiegel, Washington & Jefferson, 127
* Passing yards leader: Gus Dorais, Notre Dame, 510+
* Player scoring most field goals: Charles Brickley, Harvard, 13