1919 & 1920 HENRY KENDALL COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS

1919 & 1920 Henry Kendall College Football Teams

Hall of Fame Honor Team

Class of 1997

On February 8, 1921, Kendall College officially became The University of Tulsa … it was said that the success in which the 1919 and 1920 undefeated Kendall College football teams enjoyed led to the university’s name change … the 1919 team posted an 8-0-1 record, which was the second undefeated season in the brief history of the school … the Kendallites outscored the opposition 591 to 27, while recording five shutouts … Kendall scored the most points in the history of the school with a 155-0 victory over Baptist University … the 1920 team posted a 10-0-1 record and was declared the Intercollegiate Champions of Oklahoma … the Kendallites scored 622 points to only 21 points for the opposition that season … Kendall opened the 1920 season with back-to-back wins scoring over 100 points, including 121-0 over Catholic and 151-0 over Oklahoma Mines … the 1920 team recorded eight shutouts for the season.

1919 Team Members: Hopping, R. Young, Deweese, Jolly, Wilcox, Witty, Snyder, Arthur Wallace, Miller, Ivan Grove, John Young, Vergil Jones, Ben Springer, Jolly

1920 Team Members: Horace Mann, E. Hernden, Roy Rains, Harsh, Arthur Snyder, Henry Brian, Lawhorn, Chadwell, Leo Lanham, Koch, Vergil Jones, Arnold, Homer Mauldin, Tom Williams, Captain Witty, Fred Martin, Stepp, James Hernden, Harold Balcom, Elzo Renfro, Anderson, Charles Keck, Oscar Williams, Ray Fleak

Coaches: Sam McBirney, Francis Schmidt