1915 Nebraska Cornhuskers football | |
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National champion (Billingsley) MVC champion | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 8–0 (4–0 MVC) |
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Home stadium | Nebraska Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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October 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Drake | W 48–13 | |||||
October 9 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas State |
| W 31–0 | ||||
October 16 | 2:30 p.m. | Washburn * |
| W 47–0 | ||||
October 23 | 2:30 p.m. | Notre Dame * |
| W 20–19 | [4] | |||
October 30 | 2:30 p.m. | at Iowa State | W 21–0 | |||||
November 6 | 2:30 p.m. | Nebraska Wesleyan * |
| W 30–0 | ||||
November 13 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas | W 33–0 | 10,000 | [5] [6] | |||
November 20 | 2:30 p.m. | Iowa *![]() |
| W 52–7 | ||||
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Coach [7] | Position | First year | Alma mater |
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Ewald O. Stiehm | Head coach | 1911 | Wisconsin |
Jack Best | Trainer | 1890 | Nebraska |
Abbott, EarlRG |
Starters
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Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Drake | 13 | ||
•Nebraska | 48 |
Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Kansas State | 0 | ||
•Nebraska | 31 |
Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Washburn | 0 | ||
•Nebraska | 47 |
Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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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.
Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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•Nebraska | 21 | ||
Iowa State | 0 |
Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Nebraska Wesleyan | 0 | ||
•Nebraska | 30 |
Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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•Nebraska | 33 | ||
Kansas | 0 |
Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Iowa | 7 | ||
•Nebraska | 52 |