1919 Minnesota
4–2–1 (3–2 Western Conference), coached by Henry Williams. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Dakota 39–0Oct 4
By 39 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | vs North Dakota | W 39–0 | 95% |
| Oct 11 | vs Nebraska | T 6–6 | 68% |
| Oct 18 | at Indiana | W 20–6 | 52% |
| Oct 25 | vs Iowa | L 6–9 | 65% |
| Nov 1 | at Wisconsin | W 19–7 | 42% |
| Nov 8 | vs Illinois | L 6–10 | 58% |
| Nov 22 | at Michigan | W 34–7 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Michigan 34–7; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Photographs from 1919
Captain O. E. SaffordPhoto: Hennepin County Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Jimmy BallentinePhoto: Hennepin County Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Vernon M. WilliamsPhoto: Hennepin County Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Jack TownleyPhoto: Hennepin County Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.
- Record
- 4–2–1
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 4th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 130–45
- Coach
- Henry Williams
- Elo
- 1598 +54 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 23.8 No. 7 of 99 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ernest Lampi
All-Big Ten
4 first teamFirst team
Trygve JohnsenOT- WilliamsC
- Arnold OssRBECP; FM; INS; MDN; MM; VH; WE-1
- Edmond R. RubenFB
From Wikipedia’s 1919 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1919 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 6–1 | 6–1 | |
 Ohio State | 3–1 | 6–1 | |
| Chicago | 4–2 | 5–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–2 | 5–2 | |
| Minnesota | 3–2 | 4–2–1 | |
| Iowa | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
| Michigan | 1–4 | 3–4 | |
 Northwestern | 1–4 | 2–5 | |
| Indiana | 0–2 | 3–4 | |
 Purdue | 0–3 | 2–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.