# 1919 college football season

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 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.

## Conference and program changes
### Conference memberships

| School | 1918 Conference | 1919 Conference |
| Bowling Green State Normal Normals | Program Established | Independent |
| Grinnell Pioneers | Independent | Missouri Valley |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers | Missouri Valley | Independent |
| Stanford Indians | Independent | PCC |
| Southern Branch 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 Cougars nickname.

## Rose Bowl

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

## Conference standings
### Major conference standings

1919 Big Ten Conference football standings :
| 1919 Big Ten Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Illinois $ 6 –1 –06 –1 –0 Ohio State 3 –1 –06 –1 –0 Chicago 4 –2 –05 –2 –0 Wisconsin 3 –2 –05 –2 –0 Minnesota 3 –2 –04 –2 –1 Iowa 2 –2 –05 –2 –0 Michigan 1 –4 –03 –4 –0 Northwestern 1 –4 –02 –5 –0 Indiana 0 –2 –03 –4 –0 Purdue 0 –3 –02 –4 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1919 Missouri Valley Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Missouri $ 4 –0 –15 –1 –2 Iowa State 3 –1 –15 –2 –1 Washington University 2 –2 –05 –2 –0 Drake 2 –2 –04 –3 –0 Kansas 1 –1 –13 –2 –3 Kansas State 0 –3 –13 –5 –1 Grinnell 0 –3 –01 –4 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1919 Northwest Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Washington State 3 –1 –05 –2 –0 Oregon 2 –1 –05 –2 –0 Oregon Agricultural 1 –1 –04 –4 –0 Idaho 1 –2 –02 –3 –0 Montana 0 –2 –12 –3 –2 Whitman 0 –0 –10 –2 –1 |
| 1919 Pacific Coast Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Oregon ^ + 2 –1 –05 –2 –0 Washington + 2 –1 –05 –1 –0 California 2 –2 –06 –2 –1 Washington State 2 –2 –05 –2 –0 Stanford 1 –1 –04 –3 –0 Oregon Agricultural 1 –3 –04 –4 –1 + – Conference co-champions^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative | 1919 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Colorado Agricultural $ 7 –1 –07 –1 –0 Utah 4 –1 –05 –2 –0 Colorado College 3 –1 –14 –2 –1 Utah Agricultural 3 –2 –05 –2 –0 Wyoming † 3 –3 –03 –5 –0 Colorado 2 –3 –12 –3 –1 Denver 0 –4 –11 –5 –1 Colorado Mines 0 –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 vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Georgetown $ 2 –0 –07 –3 –0 Maryland State 4 –1 –05 –4 –0 NC State 3 –1 –07 –2 –0 North Carolina 3 –1 –04 –3 –1 Washington and Lee 2 –1 –08 –1 –0 VMI 4 –2 –06 –2 –0 Richmond 2 –2 –15 –2 –2 Virginia 1 –1 –12 –5 –2 VPI 2 –4 –05 –4 –0 William & Mary 1 –3 –02 –6 –1 Catholic University 0 –1 –01 –6 –1 St. John's (MD) 0 –1 –00 –1 –0 Johns Hopkins 0 –1 –00 –2 –0 Davidson 0 –4 –04 –6 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1919 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Auburn $ 5 –1 –08 –1 –0 Alabama 6 –1 –08 –1 –0 Centre 1 –0 –09 –0 –0 Kentucky 3 –1 –13 –4 –1 Georgia Tech 3 –1 –07 –3 –0 Tulane 3 –1 –16 –2 –1 Vanderbilt 3 –1 –25 –1 –2 Furman 2 –1 –16 –2 –1 Mississippi A&M 5 –2 –06 –2 –0 Georgia 4 –2 –24 –2 –3 LSU 3 –2 –06 –2 –0 Clemson 3 –2 –26 –2 –2 Florida 2 –2 –05 –3 –0 Wofford 1 –1 –03 –2 –1 Transylvania 1 –1 –02 –4 –0 Ole Miss 1 –4 –04 –4 –0 The Citadel 1 –4 –04 –4 –1 Sewanee 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 Georgetown (KY) 0 –0 –00 –2 –0 Tennessee 0 –3 –23 –3 –3 South Carolina 0 –4 –11 –7 –1 Mercer 0 –1 –00 –2 –0 Mississippi College 0 –4 –03 –5 –1 Howard (AL) 0 –4 –03 –5 –2 $ – Conference champion | 1919 Southwest Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Texas A&M $ 4 –0 –010 –0 –0 Rice 3 –1 –08 –1 –0 Oklahoma 2 –1 –05 –2 –3 Texas 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Arkansas 1 –2 –03 –4 –0 SMU 0 –2 –15 –4 –1 Oklahoma A&M 0 –2 –03 –3 –2 Baylor 0 –3 –15 –3 –1 $ – Conference champion |

### Independents

1919 Eastern college football independents records :
| 1919 Eastern college football independents records vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Harvard   –  9 –0 –1 Penn State   –  7 –1 –0 Swarthmore   –  7 –1 –0 Dartmouth   –  6 –1 –1 Colgate   –  5 –1 –1 New Hampshire   –  7 –2 –0 Lafayette   –  6 –2 –0 Washington & Jefferson   –  6 –2 –0 Williams   –  6 –2 –0 Syracuse   –  8 –3 –0 Penn   –  6 –2 –1 Pittsburgh   –  6 –2 –1 Lehigh   –  6 –3 –0 Princeton   –  4 –2 –1 Geneva   –  4 –2 –2 Army   –  6 –3 –0 Boston College   –  5 –3 –0 Holy Cross   –  5 –3 –0 Rutgers   –  5 –3 –0 Yale   –  5 –3 –0 Villanova   –  5 –3 –1 Brown   –  5 –4 –1 Bucknell   –  5 –4 –1 NYU   –  4 –4 –0 Carnegie Tech   –  3 –4 –0 Columbia   –  2 –4 –3 Cornell   –  3 –5 –0 Vermont   –  3 –6 –0 Franklin & Marshall   –  2 –4 –2 Tufts   –  2 –5 –0 Buffalo   –  0 –5 –1 Rhode Island State   –  0 –8 –1 Drexel   –  0 –4 –0 | 1919 Midwestern college football independents records vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Notre Dame   –  9 –0 –0 Lincoln (MO)   –  3 –0 –0 Detroit   –  8 –1 –0 Western State Normal (MI)   –  4 –1 –0 Akron   –  6 –1 –1 North Dakota Agricultural   –  5 –1 –1 Haskell   –  8 –2 –1 Marquette   –  5 –1 –2 St. Xavier   –  6 –2 –0 Morningside   –  6 –2 –0 Heidelberg   –  6 –3 –0 Saint Louis   –  4 –2 –2 Valparaiso   –  5 –3 –0 Wabash   –  4 –3 –2 Central Michigan   –  2 –2 –3 Michigan Agricultural   –  4 –4 –1 Nebraska   –  3 –3 –2 St. Mary's (OH)   –  2 –2 –0 Iowa State Teachers   –  2 –4 –1 Toledo   –  2 –4 –0 Butler   –  0 –5 –1 Bowling Green   –  0 –3 –0 | 1919 Southern college football independents records vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Marshall   –  8 –0 –0 Florida Southern   –  5 –0 –0 Middle Tennessee State Normal   –  4 –0 –0 Phillips   –  10 –0 –1 Navy   –  7 –1 –0 West Virginia   –  8 –2 –0 Mississippi Normal   –  4 –1 –2 Presbyterian   –  4 –3 –2 North Texas State Normal   –  5 –3 –0 Birmingham–Southern   –  4 –3 –0 Southwest Texas State   –  4 –4 –0 Spring Hill   –  3 –3 –1 Abilene Christian   –  2 –2 –0 West Tennessee State Normal   –  3 –4 –0 Chattanooga   –  3 –5 –1 Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –  2 –4 –2 Marion   –  3 –6 –0 Texas Mines   –  2 –4 –0 Delaware   –  2 –5 –1 Oglethorpe   –  2 –6 –1 Wake Forest   –  2 –6 –0 Sam Houston Normal   –  0 –7 –0 |
| 1919 Western college football independents records vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Hawaii   –  4 –0 –1 Arizona   –  7 –1 –0 Nevada   –  8 –1 –1 New Mexico   –  3 –0 –2 USC   –  4 –1 –0 Saint Mary's   –  3 –3 –1 New Mexico A&M   –  2 –3 –1 Gonzaga   –  2 –3 –0 Santa Clara   –  2 –4 –0 University Farm   –  2 –5 –0 South Branch   –  2 –6 –0 Pacific (CA)   –  1 –4 –0 Tempe Normal   –  0 –2 –0 |

### Minor conferences

| Conference | Champion(s) | Record |
| 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 | — |

### Minor conference standings

1919 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings :
| 1919 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Lincoln (PA) 2 –0 –12 –0 –1 Howard 2 –0 –15 –0 –3 Virginia Union 1 –1 –05 –1 –1 Hampton 0 –2 –03 –2 –1 Shaw 0 –2 –01 –2 –0 | 1919 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Carthage 3 –2 –05 –3 –0 Southern Illinois   –  4 –3 –1 | 1919 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T College of Emporia $ 8 –0 –08 –0 –0 Pittsburg Normal 5 –0 –17 –2 –1 Washburn 7 –1 –07 –1 –1 Southwestern (KS) 6 –3 –06 –4 –0 St. Mary's (KS) 3 –2 –06 –2 –0 Baker 3 –2 –14 –4 –1 Friends 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 Hays Normal 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 Bethany (KS) 2 –5 –12 –5 –1 Kansas Wesleyan 2 –4 –03 –5 –0 Ottawa 2 –4 –22 –4 –2 Fairmount 2 –6 –22 –6 –2 Kansas State Normal 1 –4 –21 –6 –2 Cooper 0 –8 –10 –8 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1919 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Missouri Wesleyan $ 8 –0 –010 –0 –0 Drury 2 –0 –14 –2 –1 William Jewell 3 –1 –15 –4 –2 Central (MO) 3 –2 –04 –3 –0 Tarkio 2 –2 –14 –2 –1 Kirksville 2 –2 –23 –2 –2 Springfield (MO) 2 –2 –03 –4 –0 Rolla 2 –2 –03 –5 –0 Cape Girardeau 1 –1 –02 –4 –0 Warrensburg 2 –4 –12 –6 –1 Westminster (MO) 1 –5 –01 –6 –0 Maryville (MO) 0 –3 –00 –4 –0 Missouri Valley 0 –3 –00 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1919 Missouri Valley Conference for Black Schools/ Western Black Schools region/conference football standings Conf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Lincoln (MO) $ 3 –0 –03 –0 –0 Columbia Athletics 0 –0 –01 –0 –0 Sumner High School 0 –1 –00 –1 –0 Lincoln High School (KC) 0 –1 –00 –1 –0 East St. Louis College/High School 0 –1 –00 –1 –0 Western University   –  0 –0 –0 George R. Smith   –  0 –0 –0 Topeka Industrial Institute   –  0 –0 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1919 Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T York (NE) $ 6 –0 –06 –0 –0 Nebraska Wesleyan 6 –1 –07 –2 –0 Peru Normal 4 –2 –05 –2 –0 Hastings 2 –1 –0 ? – ? – ? Cotner 2 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? Midland 2 –4 –02 –4 –0 Doane 1 –4 –05 –1 –1 Kearney Normal 1 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? Nebraska Central 0 –4 –00 –4 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1919 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Wooster $ 7 –0 –08 –0 –0 Oberlin 5 –0 –07 –1 –0 Ohio State 2 –0 –06 –1 –0 Miami (OH) 7 –1 –07 –1 –0 Wittenberg 3 –0 –26 –0 –2 Akron 5 –1 –16 –1 –1 Denison 4 –2 –16 –2 –1 Western Reserve 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Ohio Wesleyan 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 Case 2 –4 –13 –6 –1 Ohio 2 –4 –03 –5 –0 Cincinnati 1 –3 –13 –4 –1 Mount Union 0 –5 –01 –7 –0 Ohio Northern 0 –6 –01 –8 –0 Baldwin–Wallace 0 –5 –00 –8 –0 Kenyon 0 –7 –00 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1919 Southern California Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Pomona $ 4 –0 –05 –1 –0 Occidental 3 –1 –03 –4 –0 Throop 2 –2 –06 –3 –0 Redlands 1 –3 –03 –4 –1 Whittier 0 –4 –00 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1919 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Texas A&M $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0 Rice 6 –1 –08 –1 –0 Texas 4 –1 –06 –4 –0 Baylor 3 –3 –15 –3 –1 Howard Payne 2 –3 –06 –3 –0 Austin 2 –3 –04 –3 –1 SMU 2 –4 –15 –4 –1 Southwestern (TX) 2 –5 –03 –5 –0 TCU 1 –4 –01 –7 –0 Trinity (TX) 0 –5 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1919 Wisconsin Normal Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T La Crosse Normal $ 3 –0 –16 –2 –1 Oshkosh Normal 4 –1 –05 –1 –0 River Falls Normal 3 –1 –15 –3 –1 Milwaukee Normal 2 –1 –15 –1 –1 Eau Claire Normal 2 –1 –13 –1 –1 Stevens Point Normal 2 –2 –12 –3 –1 Whitewater Normal 1 –2 –03 –4 –0 Superior Normal 0 –2 –12 –2 –1 Stout Normal 0 –3 –02 –3 –0 Platteville Normal 0 –4 –01 –5 –1 Championship: La Crosse Normal 14, River Falls Normal 0 $ – Conference champion |

## Awards and honors
### All-Americans

The consensus All-America team included:
| 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 |

## 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