1915 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1915 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
National champion (Billingsley)
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record8–0 (4–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNebraska Field
1915 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
$ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Kansas 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Washington University 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Missouri 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Drake 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1915 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1915 college football season. The team was coached by fifth-year head coach Ewald O. Stiehm and played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1] They competed as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. The 1915 season was part of Nebraska's 34-game unbeaten streak that ran from 1912 to 1916.

Following the season, Guy Chamberlin was named the first All-American in Nebraska history. Stiehm, who had won the MVC in each of his five seasons at Nebraska and also coached the school's basketball team,[2] was offered $4,500 annually to take over Indiana's athletic department. Despite suggesting he'd remain at Nebraska for less money, the school refused to offer him a raise and Stiehm exited with the highest winning percentage of any coach in school history.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 22:30 p.m.Drake
W 48–13
October 92:30 p.m.Kansas State
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
W 31–0
October 162:30 p.m.Washburn*
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 47–0
October 232:30 p.m.Notre Dame*
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
W 20–19[4]
October 302:30 p.m.at Iowa State
W 21–0
November 62:30 p.m.Nebraska Wesleyan*
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 30–0
November 132:30 p.m.at Kansas
W 33–010,000[5][6]
November 202:30 p.m.Iowa*
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
W 52–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Coaching staff

Coach[7] Position First year Alma mater
Ewald O. Stiehm Head coach 1911 Wisconsin
Jack Best Trainer 1890 Nebraska

Roster

[8]

Abbott, Earl RG
Balis, Arthur E
Caley, Loren QB
Chamberlin, Guy HB
Cook, John QB
Corey, Tim T
Doyle, Raymond FB
Gardiner, Jimmy HB
Halbersleben, Paul C
Kositsky, Ed T
Moser, Ellsworth C
Otopalik, Hugo HB
Proctor, Brodie HB
Rasmussen, John E
Reese, Herbert HB
Riddell, Ted E
Rutherford, Richard HB
Shaw, Edson T
Shields, Paul G

Starters

Game summaries

Drake

Drake at Nebraska
Team 1 2Total
Drake 13
• Nebraska 48

Kansas State

Kansas State at Nebraska
Team 1 2Total
Kansas State 0
• Nebraska 31
See also: Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry

Washburn

Washburn at Nebraska
Team 1 2Total
Washburn 0
• Nebraska 47

Notre Dame

Notre Dame at Nebraska
Team 1 2Total
Notre Dame 19
• Nebraska 20

This was the first meeting between Nebraska and Notre Dame. Written accounts of this game compare with NU's 7-0 victory over Minnesota in 1913 and 6–6 tie against Michigan in 1911. Nebraska trailed 13–7 at halftime but a pair of late touchdowns gave the Cornhuskers a one-point win.

At Iowa State

See also: Iowa State–Nebraska football rivalry
Nebraska at Iowa State
Team 1 2Total
• Nebraska 21
Iowa State 0

Nebraska Wesleyan

Nebraska Wesleyan at Nebraska
Team 1 2Total
Nebraska Wesleyan 0
• Nebraska 30

At Kansas

Nebraska at Kansas
Team 1 2Total
• Nebraska 33
Kansas 0
See also: Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry

Iowa

Iowa at Nebraska
Team 1 2Total
Iowa 7
• Nebraska 52
See also: Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

References

  1. ^ "1915 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Nebraska Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "EWALD O. (JUMBO) STIEHM". Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Cornhuskers battled hard by Notre Dame, but finally win". Omaha World-Herald. October 24, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Fred S. Hunter (November 14, 1915). "Sweeter to Win as a Come-Back Than if it is Expected: Huskers Win Valley Championship by the Victory Over Kansas". The Omaha Sunday Bee. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jayhawkers Easy for Cornhuskers". The Hutchison Gazette. November 14, 1915. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  8. ^ "Nebraska Football 1915 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h "the 1910s". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  10. ^ "1916 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 165)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  11. ^ a b "1916 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 166)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  12. ^ a b "1916 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 167)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  13. ^ a b c "1916 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 168)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
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