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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
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska $ 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*dagger
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
W 52–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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
1 2Total
Drake 13
• Nebraska 48

Kansas State

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

Washburn

Washburn at Nebraska
1 2Total
Washburn 0
• Nebraska 47

Notre Dame

Notre Dame at Nebraska
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

Nebraska at Iowa State
1 2Total
• Nebraska 21
Iowa State 0

Nebraska Wesleyan

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

At Kansas

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

Iowa

Iowa at Nebraska
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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