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1919 College Football Season
The 1919 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing 1919 Centre Praying Colonels football team, Centre, 1919 Harvard Crimson football team, Harvard, 1919 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Illinois, 1919 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Notre Dame, and 1919 Texas A&M Aggies football team, 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 Program changes * University of Washington Washington Huskies football, football officially adopted the 1919 Washington Sun Dodgers football team, Sun Dodgers nickname. * State College of Washington (Washington State) Washington State Cougars football, football officially adopted the Washington State Cougars, Cougars nickname. Rose B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Harvard Crimson Football Team
The 1919 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University as an independent during the 1919 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Fisher (American football coach), Bob Fisher, the Crimson compiled a 9–0–1 record, shut out seven of ten opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 229 to 19. The team was invited to play in the 1920 Rose Bowl and defeated 1919 Oregon Webfoots football team, Oregon, 7–6. Claim to national championship There was no contemporaneous system in 1919 for determining a College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS, national champion. However, Harvard was retroactively named as the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Houlgate System, and as a co-national champion by the College Football Researchers Association, National Championship Foundation, and Parke H. Davis. 1919 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Illinois (6–1 recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCLA Bruins Football
The UCLA Bruins football program represents the University of California, Los Angeles, in college football as members of the Pac-12 Conference at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. The Bruins play their home games at the Rose Bowl (stadium), Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The Bruins have enjoyed several periods of success in their history, having been ranked in the top ten of the AP Poll at least once in every decade since the poll began in the 1930s. Their first major period of success came in the 1950s, under head coach Red Sanders. Sanders led the Bruins to the Coaches' Poll College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS, national championship in 1954 UCLA Bruins football team, 1954, three conference championships, and an overall record of 66–19–1 in nine years. In the 1980s and 1990s, during the tenure of Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 151–74–8 record, including 13 bowl games and an NCAA record eight straight bowl wins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles
The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles (casually known as the UW–La Crosse Eagles) are the athletic teams of the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. The Eagles athletic teams compete in at the NCAA Division III as a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Wisconsin–La Crosse's teams were known as the Indians from 1937 to 1989. The name was changed because of concerns of racial insensitivity regarding Native Americans; see Native American mascot controversy. National championships Team Individual teams Football The Eagles football team plays its home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium (La Crosse), Veterans Memorial Stadium. The football program has won three national titles: the NAIA Division II Football National Championship in 1985 and NCAA Division III Football Championship in 1992 and 1995, all during the tenure of Roger Harring, who served as head coach from 1969 to 1999 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inter-Normal Athletic Conference Of Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) is a college athletic conference that competes in the NCAA's Division III. In women's gymnastics, it competes alongside Division I and II members, as the NCAA sponsors a single championship event open to members of all NCAA divisions. As the name implies, member teams are located in the state of Wisconsin, although there are three associate members from Minnesota and one from Illinois. All full members are part of the University of Wisconsin System. History In 1913, representatives from Wisconsin's eight normal schools—Superior Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Superior), River Falls State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin-River Falls), Stevens Point Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point), La Crosse State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse), Oshkosh State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh), Whitewater Normal School (now the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wabash Little Giants Football
The Wabash Little Giants football team represents Wabash College in the sport of college football at the NCAA Division III level. History In 1884, Wabash played its first game of intercollegiate football when it defeated a team from Butler University on October 25, 4–0. The first intercollegiate game in the state took place on May 31, between Butler and DePauw University. From the 1890s to the 1910s, the Wabash football team played schedules against many much larger colleges, such as Illinois, Indiana and Purdue, against whom the Little Giants occasionally won impressive upsets. For instance Wabash won all five games against Purdue between 1906 and 1911. In 1903, the Wabash football team fielded its first black player, Samuel S. Gordon, and the following season added another, Walter M. Cantrell. Many opposing teams threatened boycotts, but school president William Patterson Kane insisted the men be allowed to play. Some opponents did cancel their games, but Gordon and Cantrell c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. CIAA institutions mostly consist of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The twelve member institutions reside primarily along the central portion of the East Coast of the United States, in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Since a majority of the members are in North Carolina, the CIAA moved its headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina from Hampton, Virginia in August 2015. The CIAA sponsors 14 annual championships and divides into north and south divisions for some sports. The most notable CIAA sponsored championship is the CIAA Basketball Tournament having become one of the largest college basketball events in the nation. History The CIAA, founded on the campus of Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in 1912, is the ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Rose Bowl
The 1920 Rose Bowl, known at the time as the Tournament East-West Football Game, was a college football bowl game in Pasadena, California, played on January 1, 1920. In the sixth Rose Bowl, the once-tied Harvard Crimson met the once-defeated Oregon Webfoots at Tournament Park; Harvard won with all of the scoring in the second quarter. Crimson halfback Edward Casey was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game when the award was created in 1953 and selections were made retroactively.2008 Rose Bowl Program , . Accessed January 26, 2008. It was the first Rose Bowl game following |
1919 Oregon Webfoots Football Team
The 1919 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1919 college football season. It was the Webfoots' 27th overall and fourth season as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). Home games were played at Kincaid Field and Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, Eugene, and at Multnomah Field in Portland, Oregon, Portland. Under second-year head coach Charles A. Huntington, Oregon was in the regular season and in the PCC; the second loss was by a point to undefeated 1919 Harvard Crimson football team, Harvard in the 1920 Rose Bowl, Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. The inaugural game at Hayward Field was the Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry, rivalry against 1919 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team, Oregon Agricultural on November 15. It hosted varsity football through 1966 Oregon Webfoots football team, 1966, and continues as an elite track and field venue. Schedule References {{Pac-12 Conference football champions 1919 Pacific Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington State Cougars
The Washington State Cougars (known informally as the Cougs) are the athletic teams that represent Washington State University. Located in Pullman, Washington, WSU is a member of the Pac-12 Conference in NCAA Division I. The athletic program comprises ten women's sports and six men's intercollegiate sports, and also offers various intramural sports. Varsity athletics WSU formerly had varsity programs in rowing, boxing, wrestling, gymnastics, and rifle. In 1937, boxers Roy Petragallo and Ed McKinnon won individual titles and the Cougar team, under coach Ike Deeter (1902-2003), won the NCAA boxing championship, WSU's first national championship. (The Inland Northwest was a hotbed of the sport as Idaho and Gonzaga also had top programs and won national titles.) Collegiate boxing fell from favor in the 1950s and the Cougar program was dropped in May 1960; the NCAA stopped its sponsorship less than a year later. The WSU wrestling program was discontinued , after the 1986 seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State College Of Washington
Washington State University (Washington State, WSU, or informally Wazzu) is a public land-grant research university with its flagship, and oldest, campus in Pullman, Washington. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant universities in the American West. With an undergraduate enrollment of 24,278 and a total enrollment of 28,581, it is the second largest institution for higher education in Washington state behind the University of Washington. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". The WSU Pullman campus stands on a hill and is characterized by open spaces and a red brick and basalt material palette—materials originally found on site. The university sits within the rolling topography of the Palouse in rural eastern Washington and remains closely connected to the town and the region. The university also operates campuses across Washington at WSU Spokane, WSU Tri-Cities, and WSU Vancouver, all founded in 1989. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Washington Sun Dodgers Football Team
The 1919 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1919 college football season. In its second, non-consecutive season under coach Claude J. Hunt, the team compiled a 5–1 record, was co-champion of the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 202 to 31. Ervin Dailey was the team captain. The university's "Sun Dodgers" nickname was suggested in November 1919, but not officially adopted by the students until January 28, 1920. Schedule References Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ... Pac-12 Conference football champion seasons Washington Huskies football seasons Washington football {{collegefootball-1919-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Huskies Football
The Washington Huskies football team represents the University of Washington in college football. Washington competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. Husky Stadium, located on campus, has served as the home field for Washington since 1920. Washington has won 17 conference championships, seven Rose Bowls, and claims two national championships recognized by NCAA-designated major selectors. Of these however, Washington's only consensus national championship was in 1991, when the team finished No. 1 in the Coaches' Poll. The school's all-time record ranks 20th by win percentage and 19th by total victories among FBS schools as of 2018. Washington holds the FBS record for the longest unbeaten streak at 64 consecutive games, as well as the second-longest winning streak at 40 wins in a row. There have been a total of 12 unbeaten seasons in school history, including seven perfect seasons. Washington is one of four cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
