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
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Conference memberships
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Conference standings
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Major conference standings
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For this article, major conferences defined as those including multiple state flagship public universities.
Minor conference standings
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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
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C
|
Red Weaver
|
5'10"
|
185
|
Jr.
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Garland, Texas
|
Centre
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C
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Charles Carpenter
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|
|
Sr.
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Hartland, Wisconsin
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Wisconsin
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G
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Swede Youngstrom
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6'1"
|
187
|
Sr.
|
Waltham, Massachusetts
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Dartmouth
|
T
|
Belford West
|
6'2"
|
195
|
Sr.
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Hamilton, New York
|
Colgate
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E
|
Lester Belding
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|
|
So.
|
Mason City, Iowa
|
Iowa
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- 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