1915 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
American college football season
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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.
- Ewald O. Stiehm (5th season)
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National champion (Billingsley) MVC champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 8â0 (4â0 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Nebraska Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska $ | 4 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 1 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 1 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 2 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Drake | W 48â13 | |||||
| October 9 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas State |
| W 31â0 | ||||
| October 16 | 2:30 p.m. | Washburn* |
| W 47â0 | ||||
| October 23 | 2:30 p.m. | Notre Dame* |
| W 20â19 | [4] | |||
| October 30 | 2:30 p.m. | at Iowa State | W 21â0 | |||||
| November 6 | 2:30 p.m. | Nebraska Wesleyan* |
| W 30â0 | ||||
| November 13 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas | W 33â0 | 10,000 | [5][6] | |||
| November 20 | 2:30 p.m. | Iowa* |
| W 52â7 | ||||
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Coaching staff
| Coach[7] | Position | First year | Alma mater |
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| Ewald O. Stiehm | Head coach | 1911 | Wisconsin |
| Jack Best | Trainer | 1890 | Nebraska |
Roster
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Abbott, Earl RG | ||||||
Starters
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Game summaries
Drake
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Drake | 13 | ||
| ⢠Nebraska | 48 |
- Date: October 2
- Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
- Game start: 2:30 p.m.
Kansas State
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Kansas State | 0 | ||
| ⢠Nebraska | 31 |
- Date: October 9
- Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
- Game start: 2:30 p.m.
- Sources:[9]
Washburn
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Washburn | 0 | ||
| ⢠Nebraska | 47 |
- Date: October 16
- Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
- Game start: 2:30 p.m.
Notre Dame
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Notre Dame | 19 | ||
| ⢠Nebraska | 20 |
- Date: October 23
- Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
- Game start: 2:30 p.m.
This was the first meeting between Nebraska and Notre Dame. Written accounts of this game compare with NU's 7â0 victory over Minnesota in 1913 and 6â6 tie against Michigan in 1911. Nebraska trailed 13â7 at halftime but a pair of late touchdowns gave the Cornhuskers a one-point win.
At Iowa State
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| ⢠Nebraska | 21 | ||
| Iowa State | 0 |
- Date: October 30
- Location: State Field, Ames, IA
- Game start: 2:30 p.m.
Nebraska Wesleyan
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Nebraska Wesleyan | 0 | ||
| ⢠Nebraska | 30 |
- Date: November 6
- Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
- Game start: 2:30 p.m.
- Sources:[9]
At Kansas
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| ⢠Nebraska | 33 | ||
| Kansas | 0 |
- Date: November 13
- Location: Ahearn Field, Lawrence, KS
- Game start: 2:30 p.m.
Iowa
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Iowa | 7 | ||
| ⢠Nebraska | 52 |
- Date: November 20
- Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
- Game start: 2:30 p.m.