1919 Oregon

5–⁠2 (2–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Shy Huntington.

Oregon, 1919
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Oregon in 1919, game by game: won vs. Multnomah A.C. 23–0; won vs. Idaho 26–6; won at Washington 24–13; lost vs. Washington State 0–7; won vs. Oregon State 9–0; won at Multnomah A.C. 15–7; lost vs. Harvard 6–7+23−7Won 23–0 vs. Multnomah A.C.+23Multnomah A.C.Won 26–6 vs. Idaho+20IdahoWon 24–13 at Washington+11WashingtonLost 0–7 vs. Washington State-7Washington StateWon 9–0 vs. Oregon State+9Oregon StateWon 15–7 at Multnomah A.C.+8Multnomah A.C.Lost 6–7 vs. Harvard-1Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 11vsMultnomah A.C.W 23–⁠084%
Oct 18vsIdahoW 26–⁠676%
Nov 1atWashingtonW 24–⁠1344%
Nov 8vsWashington StateL 0–⁠749%
Nov 15vsOregon StateW 9–⁠080%
Nov 27atMultnomah A.C.W 15–⁠775%
Jan 1vsHarvardRose BowlL 6–⁠739%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 7–⁠6 in the Rose Bowl; Pacific Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Pacific Coast Conference champions2–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Washington

Record
5–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠1 shared first in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
103–⁠40
Coach
Shy Huntington
Elo
1543 +43 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.1 No. 20 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Everett Brandenberg

All-Pacific Coast

6 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Bill SteersQBPS-1; GB-1; AS-1; HH-1; SH-1
  • Charles A. HuntingtonRBAS-1
  • Hollis HuntingtonFBSH-1
  • BartlettOTGB-1; AS-2; HH-1; SH-1
  • MautzOGHH-1
  • LeslieCSH-1

Second team

  • AndersonEHH-2
  • Prink CallisonCHH-2

From Wikipedia’s 1919 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1919 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington2–⁠15–⁠1
Oregon2–⁠15–⁠2
California2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠1
Washington State2–⁠25–⁠2
Stanford1–⁠14–⁠3
Oregon State1–⁠34–⁠4–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.