1919 Wooster Presbyterians football team

1919 Wooster Presbyterians football
OAC champion
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record8–0 (7–0 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSeverance Stadium
1919 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wooster $ 7 0 08 0 0
Oberlin 5 0 07 1 0
Ohio State 2 0 06 1 0
Miami (OH) 7 1 07 1 0
Wittenberg 3 0 26 0 2
Akron 5 1 16 1 1
Denison 4 2 16 2 1
Western Reserve 3 3 05 4 0
Ohio Wesleyan 3 3 04 4 0
Case 2 4 13 6 1
Ohio 2 4 03 5 0
Cincinnati 1 3 13 4 1
Mount Union 0 5 01 7 0
Ohio Northern 0 6 01 8 0
Baldwin–Wallace 0 5 00 8 0
Kenyon 0 7 00 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1919 Wooster Presbyterians football team was an American football team that represented the College of Wooster of Wooster, Ohio, as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1919 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Lawrence C. Boles, the Presbyterians compiled a perfect 8–0 record (7–0 in conference games), won the OAC championship, shut out seven of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 235 to 7. Wooster held opponents scoreless for 13 consecutive games from October 25, 1919, to November 25, 1920; Mount Union broke the streak with three points on a field goal on November 25, 1920. The 1919 season was the first of three perfect seasons for Wooster under Boles, the Presbyterians having also accomplished the feat in 1920 and 1923.

Four Wooster players received first- or second-team honors on the 1919 All-OAC football teams: Roderick at halfback (CPD-1, Prugh-1, Post-1); Snyder at quarterback (CPD-1, Post-2); Walker at tackle (CPD-2); and Atkinson at halfback (Prugh-2).

The team played it s home games at Severance Stadium in Wooster, Ohio.