1919 college football season

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Total # of teams 99		Number of bowls 1

Champions Harvard Crimson Illinois Fighting Illini Texas A&M Aggies

The 1919 NCAA 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.

Program changes

University of Washington football officially adopted the Sun Dodgers nickname.

State College of Washington (Washington State) football officially adopted the eponymous Cougars nickname.

Rose Bowl

Harvard would defeat Oregon 7-6 in the 1920 Rose Bowl.

Conference standings

The following is a potentially incomplete list of conference standings:

All-Americans

The consensus All-America team included:

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

1919 college football season Wikipedia

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