1919 Wooster Presbyterians football team

American college football season March 2026 March 2025 1919 Wooster Presbyterians football 1919 Wooster Presbyterians football team.jpg 285 Ohio Athletic Conference OAC 8–0 7–0 Lawrence C. Boles 5th Severance Stadium OAC 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 Eleven Has Fine Record: Boles' Team Wins All Games and is Scored on Only Once Cleveland Plain Dealer November 30, 1919 2B https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-wooster-eleven-has-fine/167938492/ Newspapers.com 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).Plain Dealer's All Ohio 1919 Conference Team Cleveland Plain Dealer November 30, 1919 2B https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-all-ohio-team/167943807/ Newspapers.comEtter and Trautwein Named on All-Ohio Team Springfield Sunday News Earl E. Prugh November 30, 1919 19 https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun-etter-and-trautwein/167944075/Post Selects Three All-Ohio Conference Football Teams For 1919 The Cincinnati Post December 1, 1919 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post-post-selects-three-a/167944033/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Severance Stadium in Wooster, Ohio. Schedule y y October 4 1919 Hiram Terriers Hiram<ncg> Severance Stadium Wooster, OH W 47-0 Wooster Beats Hiram: Has Easy time Scoring 47 to 0 Victory Cleveland Plain Dealer October 5, 1919 2B https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-wooster-beats-hiram-ha/167938360/ Newspapers.com October 11 1919 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets Baldwin–Wallace Severance Stadium Wooster, OH W 57-0 Wooster Too Strong For B.-W.: Defeats Berea College Eleven 57 to 0 Cleveland Plain Dealer October 12, 1919 2B https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-wooster-too-strong-for/167954009/ Newspapers.com October 18 at 1919 Western Reserve Western Reserve Cleveland, OH W 13-7 Western Reserve Loses Conference Football Game to Wooster Here, 13 to 7: Fumble at Beginning of Play Lets Visitors Register First; Two Touchdowns and One Goal Kick by Boles' Men Made in First Period and They are Held After That Cleveland Plain Dealer Henry P. Edwards October 19, 1919 1B https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-western-reserve-loses/167954378/ Newspapers.com October 25 1919 Case Scientists Case Severance Stadium Wooster, OH W 26-0 Wooster Again Wins: Outplays Case at Line Bucking Game, Winning 26-0 The Mansfield News October 26, 1919 10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-journal-wooster-again-wins-outplay/167953699/ Newspapers.com October 311 at 1919 Ohio Northern Ohio Northern Ada, OH W 13-0 Speedy Backfield Could Not Hold Wooster's Strong Attack The Cincinnati Enquirer November 1, 1919 9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-speedy-backfield/167953416/ Newspapers.com November 8 Akron Severance Stadium Wooster, OH W 19-0 Akron Will Have Stars in Contest: University Eleven Is in Good Shape and Hopes to Beat Wooster Cleveland Plain Dealer November 8, 1919 16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-akron-will-have-stars-i/167954743/ Newspapers.com November 15 at 1919 Kenyon Lords Kenyon Gambier, OH W 25-0 November 27 at Mount Union Alliance, OH W 35-0 Wooster Walks Off Wit Game: Takes Measure of Mt. Union By Score of 35 To 0, in Battle Staged on Muddy Field The Cincinnati Enquirer November 28, 1919 8 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-wooster-walks-of/167952896/ Newspapers.com Game summaries Hiram On October 4, Wooster opened its 1919 season with a 47–0 victory over 1919 Hiram Terriers Hiram College at Severance Stadium in Wooster, Ohio. Wooster's first-team players scored 34 points in the first quarter. Quarterback Snyder scored two touchdowns. Wooster played substitutes for the remainder of the game. Hiram's offense did not move into Wooster territory. Baldwin-Wallace On October 11, Wooster defeated 1919 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets Baldwin–Wallace, 57–0, at Wooster. The game was played in the rain on a wet and muddy field. Neither team threw a pass. Wooster made its gains through the line and scored four touchdowns in the second quarter and three touchdowns in the third quarter. Western Reserve On October 18, Wooster defeated 1919 Western Reserve Western Reserve, 13–7, in Cleveland. Western Reserve was the only team to score points against Wooster during the 1919 season. On the first play from scrimmage after the opening kickoff, Western Reserve fumbled, and Wooster took over at the 11-yard line. Wooster then scored its first touchdown on three running plays. Wooster scored again on its next possession. Western Reserve's defense stiffened, and Wooster did not score again. Western reserved scored its touchdown in the second quarter after blocking a Wooster punt. Mount Union The Wooster Presbyterians ended their 1919 season on November 27 with a 35–0 victory over the Mount Union Methodists "in a sea of mud" at Alliance, Ohio. The Presbyterians out-gained the Methodists by 15 first downs to four. One of the highlights of the game was a 77-yard interception return for touchdown by left halfback Atkinson. Snyder and Roderick were rated as the "big luminaries" of the game for Wooster. References Wooster Category:Wooster Fighting Scots football seasons Category:Ohio Athletic Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Wooster Fighting Scots football