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
Independents
Minor conferences ConferenceChampion(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
Awards and honors All-Americans
The consensus All-America team included: PositionNameHeightWeight (lbs.)ClassHometownTeamQBBo McMillin5'9"165So.Fort Worth, TexasCentreQBBenny Boynton5'9"163Sr.Waco, TexasWilliamsHBChic Harley5'11"171Sr.Chicago, IllinoisOhio StateHBEddie Casey5'10"155Sr.Natick, MassachusettsHarvardFBIra Rodgers5'10"203Sr.Bethany, West VirginiaWest VirginiaEBob HigginsSr.Corning, New YorkPenn StateEHeinie Miller5'10"185Sr.Williamsport, PennsylvaniaPennTPete Henry5'10"230Sr.Mansfield, OhioWashington & JeffersonGDoc Alexander5'11"210Jr.Silver Creek, New YorkSyracuseCRed Weaver5'10"185Jr.Garland, TexasCentreCCharles CarpenterSr.Hartland, WisconsinWisconsinGSwede Youngstrom6'1"187Sr.Waltham, MassachusettsDartmouthTBelford West6'2"195Sr.Hamilton, New YorkColgateELester BeldingSo.Mason City, IowaIowa
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
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