American 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[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.
Conference and program changes
Conference memberships
Program changes
Rose Bowl
Harvard defeated Oregon, 7–6, in the 1920 Rose Bowl.
Conference standings
Major conference standings
For this article, major conferences defined as those including multiple state flagship public universities.
Independents
Minor conferences
Minor conference standings
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
References
- ^ Official 2009 NCAA Division I Football Records Book (PDF). Indianapolis, IN: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2009. pp. 76–77. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
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