1919 Abilene Christian football team

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1919 Abilene Christian football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Head coach
CaptainOgle Jones
Seasons
1920 →
1919 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marshall     8 0 0
Florida Southern     5 0 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     4 0 0
Phillips     10 0 1
Navy     7 1 0
West Virginia     8 2 0
Mississippi Normal     4 1 2
Presbyterian     4 3 2
North Texas State Normal     5 3 0
Birmingham–Southern     4 3 0
Southwest Texas State     4 4 0
Spring Hill     3 3 1
Childers Classical Institute     2 2 0
West Tennessee State Normal     3 4 0
Chattanooga     3 5 1
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     2 4 2
Marion     3 6 0
Texas Mines     2 4 0
Delaware     2 5 1
Oglethorpe     2 6 1
Wake Forest     2 6 0
Sam Houston Normal     0 7 0

The 1919 Abilene Christian football team was an American football team that represented Childers Classical Institute—now known as the Abilene Christian University—as an independent during the 1919 college football season. It was the school's first year fielding a football team. Led by Vernon McCasland in his first and only season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 2–2.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 18at Midland CollegeMidland, TXW 46–0[1]
October 25at Daniel BakerBrownwood,TXL 6–13
November 12:00 p.m.Daniel BakerAbilene,TXW 21–7[2]
November 18at Wesley CollegeGreenville,TXL 3–68

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Abilene Christian Defeats Midland". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 22, 1919. p. 19. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Double-Header at Abilene". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 1, 1919. p. 7. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Abilene Christian Football 2021 Media Guide". Abilene Christian University. July 28, 2021. p. 46. Retrieved January 4, 2023.