1914 college football season

The 1914 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Army, Illinois, and Texas as having been selected national champions.^[1] Army and Illinois claim a national championship for the 1914 season.

1914 college football season
Harvard–Yale game
Champion(s)	Army Illinois Texas
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Conference program and changes

Conference changes

• Three conferences began football play in 1914:
  • Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference – active through the 1928 season; one of two conferences to bear this name, the second would be active between 1974 and 1996
  • Hawkeye College Conference – active through the 1917 season
  • Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Association – active through the 1916 season

Membership changes

School	1913 Conference	1914 Conference
Colorado College Tigers	Independent	Rocky Mountain
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	SIAA	Independent
Louisville Cardinals	Independent	KIAA
Southern California Trojans	Reinstated Program	Independent
Texas State M&M Miners	Program Established	Independent
Utah Agricultural Aggies	Independent	Rocky Mountain

Program changes

• After reinstating their football program after a 3-year hiatus, the University of Southern California Methodists officially changed their nickname to the now-eponymous Trojans.

Stadiums

Final Season

• Alabama plays their final season at The Quad. The Quad has been Alabama's home field since their first home game in 1893. The final game at The Quad was a 21–3 victory over Chattanooga on 11/13/1914. For 1915, Alabama would move into University Field on the southern edge of campus.

Conference standings

Major conference standings

1914 Missouri Valley Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Nebraska $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 1 Missouri 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Iowa State 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Kansas 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1 Washington University 0 – 1 – 1 3 – 3 – 1 Drake 0 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Kansas State 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1914 Northwest Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Washington $ 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1 Oregon Agricultural 2 – 0 – 2 7 – 0 – 2 Oregon 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 Washington State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0 Idaho 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 3 – 1 Whitman 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1914 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Colorado Mines $ 5 – 0 – 1 5 – 0 – 1 Colorado 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0 Colorado College 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 1 – 1 Colorado Agricultural 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Utah 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 Utah Agricultural 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Denver 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Wyoming 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1914 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Washington and Lee + 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Virginia + 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 North Carolina 1 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 VPI 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Georgetown 0 – 1 – 1 2 – 4 – 2 North Carolina A&M 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1 St. John's (MD) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0 Johns Hopkins 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 2 – 0 Richmond 0 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Tennessee + 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Auburn + 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1 Texas A&M 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 1 Ole Miss 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Mississippi A&M 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Sewanee 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Florida 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Georgia 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Clemson 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Alabama 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Kentucky 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 LSU 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Chattanooga 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Vanderbilt 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Mississippi College 0 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Wofford 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 7 – 1 Central University 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 3 – 1 Mercer 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Tulane 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1 The Citadel 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1914 Western Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Illinois $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0 Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Chicago 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 Wisconsin 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 Ohio State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Purdue 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Iowa 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Indiana 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion

Independents

1914 Eastern college football independents records v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Army   –   9 – 0 – 0 Harvard   –   7 – 0 – 2 Washington & Jefferson   –   10 – 1 – 0 Dartmouth   –   8 – 1 – 0 Lehigh   –   8 – 1 – 0 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 0 Cornell   –   8 – 2 – 0 Yale   –   7 – 2 – 0 Franklin & Marshall   –   6 – 2 – 1 Colgate   –   5 – 2 – 1 Princeton   –   5 – 2 – 1 Brown   –   5 – 2 – 2 Fordham   –   6 – 3 – 1 Geneva   –   5 – 3 – 0 Tufts   –   5 – 3 – 0 Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 1 Rutgers   –   5 – 3 – 1 Lafayette   –   5 – 3 – 2 Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 2 Boston College   –   5 – 4 – 0 NYU   –   5 – 4 – 0 Villanova   –   4 – 3 – 1 Bucknell   –   4 – 4 – 1 Carnegie Tech   –   4 – 4 – 0 Penn   –   4 – 4 – 1 Temple   –   3 – 3 – 0 Rhode Island State   –   2 – 3 – 3 Carlisle   –   5 – 10 – 1 Holy Cross   –   2 – 5 – 1 Vermont   –   2 – 6 – 1 New Hampshire   –   1 – 6 – 2 Duquesne   –   1 – 5 – 0	1914 Midwestern college football independents records v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Western State Normal (MI)   –   6 – 0 – 0 Northern Illinois State   –   7 – 0 – 1 Notre Dame   –   6 – 2 – 0 Michigan Agricultural   –   5 – 2 – 0 Butler   –   4 – 2 – 0 South Dakota   –   5 – 2 – 1 Michigan   –   6 – 3 – 0 North Dakota Agricultural   –   5 – 3 – 0 Haskell   –   5 – 4 – 0 Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 2 – 1 Heidelberg   –   4 – 3 – 1 Akron   –   4 – 4 – 1 Doane   –   3 – 3 – 2 Saint Louis   –   4 – 4 – 0 St. Mary's (OH)   –   2 – 2 – 0 Wabash   –   2 – 2 – 2 Detroit   –   2 – 3 – 2 Lake Forest   –   3 – 5 – 0 Iowa State Teachers   –   2 – 5 – 1 Lincoln (MO)   –   1 – 3 – 0 Marquette   –   2 – 7 – 0 Rose Poly   –   0 – 7 – 0	1914 Southern college football independents records v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Texas   –   8 – 0 – 0 Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   5 – 0 – 1 Oklahoma   –   9 – 1 – 1 Delaware   –   7 – 1 – 1 Davidson   –   5 – 1 – 1 Birmingham   –   3 – 1 – 1 Georgia Tech   –   6 – 2 – 0 Presbyterian   –   4 – 1 – 1 Oklahoma A&M   –   6 – 2 – 1 Navy   –   6 – 3 – 0 Maryland   –   5 – 3 – 0 Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   5 – 3 – 0 Howard (AL)   –   4 – 3 – 1 Maryville (TN)   –   6 – 4 – 0 Sam Houston Normal   –   3 – 2 – 0 Marshall   –   5 – 4 – 0 West Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 0 Rice   –   3 – 2 – 3 North Texas State Normal   –   3 – 3 – 0 South Carolina   –   5 – 5 – 1 VMI   –   4 – 4 – 0 Mississippi Normal   –   2 – 3 – 1 Texas Mines   –   2 – 3 – 0 Western Kentucky State Normal   –   1 – 2 – 0 Baylor   –   3 – 5 – 2 West Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 5 – 0 Arkansas   –   3 – 6 – 0 Louisiana Industrial   –   2 – 4 – 0 Wake Forest   –   3 – 6 – 0 Furman   –   2 – 5 – 0 Southwest Texas State   –   2 – 6 – 0 Stetson   –   1 – 4 – 0 Louisville   –   1 – 7 – 0 Catholic University   –   0 – 6 – 1
1914 Western college football independents records v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Cheney Normal   –   2 – 0 – 0 Montana   –   7 – 0 – 1 Arizona   –   5 – 1 – 0 Montana A&M   –   5 – 1 – 0 New Mexico   –   3 – 1 – 1 New Mexico A&M   –   4 – 2 – 1 Tempe Normal   –   4 – 3 – 0 USC   –   4 – 3 – 0

Minor conferences

Conference	Champion(s)	Record
Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association	Hampton Institute Howard Lincoln (PA)	2–1 1–1 1–1
Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin	Whitewater Normal	4–0
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference	Friends (KS)	—
Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Transylvania	—
Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Southwestern Louisiana Industrial	5–0
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Olivet Hillsdale	3–1
Ohio Athletic Conference	Denison	5–1
Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference	Central State Teachers	—
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Talladega	—
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Texas	—

Minor conference standings

1913 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hampton $ 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 1 – 0 Howard 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 1 – 0 Lincoln (PA) 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0 Virginia Union 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1914 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Richmond $ 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Randolph–Macon 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Hampden–Sydney 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 1 William & Mary 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1914 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Carthage 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 0 Southern Illinois   –   2 – 5 – 1
1914 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Olivet + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Hillsdale + 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 1 Kalamazoo 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 1 – 0 Albion 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Adrian 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 Alma 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 1 + – Conference co-champions	1914 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Denison $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Mount Union 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Cincinnati 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Miami (OH) 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Ohio 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Oberlin 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Case 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Kenyon 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1 Western Reserve 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Wooster 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Ohio Wesleyan 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Wittenberg 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Ohio State * 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 $ – Conference champion * – did not complete for championship	1914 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Texas $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 Texas A&M 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 1 Rice 3 – 2 – 2 3 – 2 – 3 Southwestern (TX) 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Trinity (TX) 3 – 2 – 2 4 – 2 – 2 Baylor 2 – 4 – 2 3 – 5 – 2 Daniel Baker 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 TCU 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Austin 0 – 5 – 2 0 – 6 – 2 $ – Conference champion
1914 Wisconsin Normal Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Whitewater Normal $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0 River Falls Normal 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Platteville Normal 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 La Crosse Normal 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Stevens Point Normal 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Milwaukee Normal 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Oshkosh Normal 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Superior Normal 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 3 – 0 $ – Conference champion

Awards and honors

All-Americans

Main article: 1914 College Football All-America Team

The consensus All-America team included:

Position	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Class	Hometown	Team
QB	Charley Barrett	6'0"	180	Jr.	Cleveland, Ohio	Cornell
HB	John Maulbetsch	5'9"	153	So.	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Michigan
HB	Eddie Mahan	5'11"	171	Jr.	Natick, Massachusetts	Harvard
HB	Johnny Spiegel			Sr.		Washington & Jefferson
FB	Harry LeGore			Jr.	Woodsboro, Maryland	Yale
E	Huntington Hardwick	6'0"	171	Sr.	Quincy, Massachusetts	Harvard
E	John E. O'Hearn	5'10"	173	Sr.	Brookline, Massachusetts	Cornell
T	Harold Ballin	6'1"	194	Sr.	New York, New York	Princeton
G	Stan Pennock	5'8"	193	Sr.	Syracuse, New York	Harvard
G	Clarence Spears			Jr.	De Witt, Arkansas	Dartmouth
C	John McEwan	6'4"	200	So.	Alexandria, Minnesota	Army
G	Ralph Chapman			Sr.	Vienna, Illinois	Illinois
T	Walter H. Trumbull			Sr.	Salem, Massachusetts	Harvard
E	Perry Graves			Jr.	Rockford, Illinois	Illinois

Statistical leaders

• Player scoring most points: Buck Mayer, Virginia, 142