1914 college football season Harvard–Yale game
Champion(s) Illinois
← 1913 ·
football seasons
· 1915 →
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] Only Illinois claims a national championship for the 1914 season.
Conference program and changes [ ]
Conference changes [ ]
Three conferences began football play in 1914:
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 football standings
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
–
3
–
1
3
–
3
–
1
Drake
0
–
3
–
1
4
–
3
–
1
Kansas State
0
–
3
–
0
1
–
5
–
1
1914 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
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
1914 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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
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
Centre
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
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
Independents [ ]
1914 Eastern college football independents records
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
Duquesne
–
1
–
5
–
0
1914 Midwestern college football independents records
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
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
Marquette
–
2
–
7
–
0
Rose Poly
–
0
–
7
–
0
1914 Southern college football independents records
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
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
Maryville
–
6
–
4
–
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
Louisville
–
1
–
7
–
0
Catholic University
–
0
–
6
–
1
1914 Western college football independents records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Montana
–
7
–
0
–
1
Oregon Agricultural
–
7
–
0
–
2
Washington
–
6
–
0
–
1
Arizona
–
5
–
1
–
0
Montana A&M
–
5
–
1
–
0
New Mexico
–
3
–
1
–
1
New Mexico A&M
–
4
–
2
–
1
Oregon
–
4
–
2
–
1
USC
–
4
–
3
–
0
Idaho
–
2
–
3
–
1
Washington State
–
2
–
4
–
0
Minor conferences [ ]
Minor conference standings [ ]
1913 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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
1914 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Carthage
1
–
2
–
0
3
–
2
–
0
Southern Illinois
–
2
–
5
–
1
1914 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
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
Awards and honors [ ]
All-Americans [ ]
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
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