# 1914 college football season

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. Army and Illinois claim a national championship for the 1914 season.

## Conference program and changes
### Conference changes

* Three conferences began football play in 1914:
** Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference – active through the 1928 season; one of two conferences to bear this name, the second would be active between 1974 and 1996
** Hawkeye College Conference – active through the 1917 season
** Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Association – active through the 1916 season

### Membership changes

| School | 1913 Conference | 1914 Conference |
| Colorado College Tigers | Independent | Rocky Mountain |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | SIAA | Independent |
| Louisville Cardinals | Independent | KIAA |
| Southern California Trojans | Reinstated Program | Independent |
| Texas State M&M Miners | Program Established | Independent |
| Utah Agricultural Aggies | Independent | Rocky Mountain |

### Program changes

* After reinstating their football program after a 3-year hiatus, the University of Southern California Methodists officially changed their nickname to the now-eponymous Trojans.

## 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

1914 Missouri Valley Conference football standings :
| 1914 Missouri Valley Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Nebraska $ 3 –0 –07 –0 –1 Missouri 4 –1 –05 –3 –0 Iowa State 2 –1 –04 –3 –0 Kansas 2 –2 –05 –2 –1 Washington University 0 –1 –13 –3 –1 Drake 0 –3 –14 –3 –1 Kansas State 0 –3 –01 –5 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1914 Northwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Washington $ 3 –0 –16 –0 –1 Oregon Agricultural 2 –0 –27 –0 –2 Oregon 3 –1 –14 –2 –1 Washington State 2 –3 –02 –4 –0 Idaho 1 –3 –02 –3 –1 Whitman 0 –4 –00 –4 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1914 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Colorado Mines $ 5 –0 –15 –0 –1 Colorado 4 –1 –05 –1 –0 Colorado College 3 –1 –14 –1 –1 Colorado Agricultural 3 –3 –03 –4 –0 Utah 2 –3 –03 –3 –0 Utah Agricultural 1 –2 –02 –5 –0 Denver 1 –4 –05 –4 –0 Wyoming 0 –5 –01 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1914 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Washington and Lee + 3 –0 –09 –0 –0 Virginia + 3 –0 –08 –1 –0 North Carolina 1 –1 –010 –1 –0 VPI 1 –1 –06 –2 –1 Georgetown 0 –1 –12 –4 –2 North Carolina A&M 0 –2 –13 –3 –1 St. John's (MD) 0 –1 –00 –1 –0 Johns Hopkins 0 –1 –00 –2 –0 Richmond 0 –2 –05 –4 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Tennessee + 6 –0 –09 –0 –0 Auburn + 4 –0 –18 –0 –1 Texas A&M 2 –0 –06 –1 –1 Ole Miss 2 –1 –15 –4 –1 Mississippi A&M 4 –2 –06 –2 –0 Sewanee 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Florida 3 –2 –05 –2 –0 Georgia 2 –2 –13 –5 –1 Clemson 2 –2 –05 –3 –1 Alabama 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Kentucky 1 –1 –05 –3 –0 LSU 1 –2 –14 –4 –1 Chattanooga 1 –3 –05 –4 –0 Vanderbilt 1 –3 –02 –6 –0 Mississippi College 0 –1 –14 –3 –1 Wofford 0 –1 –01 –7 –1 Central University 0 –1 –01 –3 –1 Mercer 0 –3 –05 –4 –0 Tulane 0 –3 –13 –3 –1 The Citadel 0 –3 –02 –5 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1914 Western Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Illinois $ 6 –0 –07 –0 –0 Minnesota 3 –1 –06 –1 –0 Chicago 4 –2 –14 –2 –1 Wisconsin 2 –2 –14 –2 –1 Ohio State 2 –2 –05 –2 –0 Purdue 2 –2 –05 –2 –0 Iowa 1 –2 –04 –3 –0 Indiana 1 –4 –03 –4 –0 Northwestern 0 –6 –01 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion |

### Independents

1914 Eastern college football independents records :
| 1914 Eastern college football independents records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Army   –  9 –0 –0 Harvard   –  7 –0 –2 Washington & Jefferson   –  10 –1 –0 Dartmouth   –  8 –1 –0 Lehigh   –  8 –1 –0 Pittsburgh   –  8 –1 –0 Cornell   –  8 –2 –0 Yale   –  7 –2 –0 Franklin & Marshall   –  6 –2 –1 Colgate   –  5 –2 –1 Princeton   –  5 –2 –1 Brown   –  5 –2 –2 Fordham   –  6 –3 –1 Geneva   –  5 –3 –0 Tufts   –  5 –3 –0 Penn State   –  5 –3 –1 Rutgers   –  5 –3 –1 Lafayette   –  5 –3 –2 Syracuse   –  5 –3 –2 Boston College   –  5 –4 –0 NYU   –  5 –4 –0 Villanova   –  4 –3 –1 Bucknell   –  4 –4 –1 Carnegie Tech   –  4 –4 –0 Penn   –  4 –4 –1 Temple   –  3 –3 –0 Rhode Island State   –  2 –3 –3 Carlisle   –  5 –10 –1 Holy Cross   –  2 –5 –1 Vermont   –  2 –6 –1 New Hampshire   –  1 –6 –2 Duquesne   –  1 –5 –0 | 1914 Midwestern college football independents records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Western State Normal (MI)   –  6 –0 –0 Northern Illinois State   –  7 –0 –1 Notre Dame   –  6 –2 –0 Michigan Agricultural   –  5 –2 –0 Butler   –  4 –2 –0 South Dakota   –  5 –2 –1 Michigan   –  6 –3 –0 North Dakota Agricultural   –  5 –3 –0 Haskell   –  5 –4 –0 Michigan State Normal   –  3 –2 –1 Heidelberg   –  4 –3 –1 Akron   –  4 –4 –1 Doane   –  3 –3 –2 Saint Louis   –  4 –4 –0 St. Mary's (OH)   –  2 –2 –0 Wabash   –  2 –2 –2 Detroit   –  2 –3 –2 Lake Forest   –  3 –5 –0 Iowa State Teachers   –  2 –5 –1 Lincoln (MO)   –  1 –3 –0 Marquette   –  2 –7 –0 Rose Poly   –  0 –7 –0 | 1914 Southern college football independents records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Texas   –  8 –0 –0 Middle Tennessee State Normal   –  5 –0 –1 Oklahoma   –  9 –1 –1 Delaware   –  7 –1 –1 Davidson   –  5 –1 –1 Georgia Tech   –  6 –2 –0 Presbyterian   –  4 –1 –1 Oklahoma A&M   –  6 –2 –1 Navy   –  6 –3 –0 Maryland   –  5 –3 –0 Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –  5 –3 –0 Howard (AL)   –  4 –3 –1 Maryville (TN)   –  6 –4 –0 Sam Houston Normal   –  3 –2 –0 Marshall   –  5 –4 –0 West Virginia   –  5 –4 –0 Rice   –  3 –2 –3 North Texas State Normal   –  3 –3 –0 South Carolina   –  5 –5 –1 VMI   –  4 –4 –0 Mississippi Normal   –  2 –3 –1 Texas Mines   –  2 –3 –0 Western Kentucky State Normal   –  1 –2 –0 Baylor   –  3 –5 –2 West Tennessee State Normal   –  3 –5 –0 Arkansas   –  3 –6 –0 Louisiana Industrial   –  2 –4 –0 Wake Forest   –  3 –6 –0 Furman   –  2 –5 –0 Southwest Texas State   –  2 –6 –0 Louisville   –  1 –7 –0 Catholic University   –  0 –6 –1 |
| 1914 Western college football independents records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Cheney Normal   –  2 –0 –0 Montana   –  7 –0 –1 Arizona   –  5 –1 –0 Montana A&M   –  5 –1 –0 New Mexico   –  3 –1 –1 New Mexico A&M   –  4 –2 –1 Tempe Normal   –  4 –3 –0 USC   –  4 –3 –0 |

### Minor conferences

| 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 | — |

### Minor conference standings

1913 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings :
| 1913 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Hampton $ 2 –1 –03 –1 –0 Howard 1 –1 –04 –1 –0 Lincoln (PA) 1 –1 –01 –1 –0 Virginia Union 0 –1 –01 –1 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1914 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Richmond $ 5 –1 –05 –4 –0 Randolph–Macon 3 –3 –05 –5 –0 Hampden–Sydney 3 –3 –03 –7 –1 William & Mary 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1914 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Carthage 1 –2 –03 –2 –0 Southern Illinois   –  2 –5 –1 |
| 1914 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Denison $ 5 –1 –07 –1 –0 Mount Union 4 –1 –06 –4 –0 Cincinnati 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Miami (OH) 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Ohio 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 Oberlin 3 –4 –04 –4 –0 Case 3 –4 –04 –6 –0 Kenyon 2 –3 –04 –3 –1 Western Reserve 2 –4 –04 –6 –0 Wooster 2 –5 –02 –6 –0 Ohio Wesleyan 2 –6 –03 –7 –0 Wittenberg 0 –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 vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Texas $ 4 –0 –08 –0 –0 Texas A&M 4 –0 –06 –1 –1 Rice 3 –2 –23 –2 –3 Southwestern (TX) 3 –2 –04 –4 –0 Trinity (TX) 3 –2 –24 –2 –2 Baylor 2 –4 –23 –5 –2 Daniel Baker 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 TCU 1 –3 –13 –4 –1 Austin 0 –5 –20 –6 –2 $ – Conference champion | 1914 Wisconsin Normal Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Whitewater Normal $ 4 –0 –06 –0 –0 River Falls Normal 3 –1 –08 –1 –0 Platteville Normal 2 –2 –02 –5 –0 La Crosse Normal 2 –2 –02 –6 –0 Stevens Point Normal 1 –2 –06 –2 –0 Milwaukee Normal 1 –2 –03 –5 –0 Oshkosh Normal 1 –2 –02 –5 –0 Superior Normal 0 –3 –02 –3 –0 $ – Conference champion |

## Awards and honors
### All-Americans

The consensus All-America team included:
| 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 |

## Statistical leaders

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