1919 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–4 (0–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainRoscoe Minton
Home stadiumJordan Field
1919 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Illinois $ 6 1 06 1 0
Ohio State 3 1 06 1 0
Chicago 4 2 05 2 0
Wisconsin 3 2 05 2 0
Minnesota 3 2 04 2 1
Iowa 2 2 05 2 0
Michigan 1 4 03 4 0
Northwestern 1 4 02 5 0
Indiana 0 2 03 4 0
Purdue 0 3 02 4 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1919 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented the Indiana Hoosiers during the 1919 college football season In their fourth season under head coach Ewald O. Stiehm, the Hoosiers compiled a 3–4 record and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference. They won games against Wabash (20–7), Kentucky (24–0), and Syracuse (12–6), and lost games to national champion Centre (12–3), Minnesota (20–6), Notre Dame (16–3), and Northwestern (3–2).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Wabash*
W 20–7
October 4Centre*
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
L 3–12[1]
October 11at Kentucky*W 24–0
October 182:30 p.m.vs. MinnesotaL 6–2010,000[2][3][4][5]
November 1vs. Notre Dame*
  • Washington Park
  • Indianapolis, IN
L 3–165,000[6]
November 15at NorthwesternL 2–3
November 22Syracuse*
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 12–68,000

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References

  1. "Centre Downs Indiana In Last Two Minutes of Play". The Courier-Journal. October 5, 1919. p. 42. Retrieved May 8, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. Head, John W. (October 18, 1919). "Indiana Team Confident of Victory". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 10. Retrieved July 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. Head, John W. (October 18, 1919). "Gopher Team Arrives (continued)". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 19. Retrieved July 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. Head, John W. (October 19, 1919). "Gophers Smash Crimson Defense for a 20-to-6 Victory". The Indianapolis Sunday Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 25. Retrieved July 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. Head, John W. (October 19, 1919). "Mathys Boots Two Goals (continued)". The Indianapolis Sunday Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 26. Retrieved July 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Gridsters Outwit Old Weather Jinx". Indianapolis News. November 1, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2020 via Hoosier State Chronicles.
  7. "1919 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  8. "1919 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  9. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 12. Retrieved December 29, 2023.


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