1915 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
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The 1915 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska in the 1915 college football season
. The team was coached by Ewald O. Stiehm
and played their home games at Nebraska Field
in Lincoln, Nebraska
.
Fourteen years had passed since Drake last appeared in Lincoln, back when the Cornhuskers hosted their opponents at the old Antelope Field, and the Bulldogs made their first appearance on Nebraska Field apparently without being intimidated, as they rather surprised the Cornhuskers by managing two touchdowns during the course of the game. However, any moral victory Drake obtained by scoring on Nebraska did not affect the final outcome brought by the Cornhuskers posting 48 points of their own. Nebraska improved to 4-1 all time against the Bulldogs
University records show that Nebraska hosted Kansas State on this date and defeated the Aggies yet again with a shutout victory of 31-0. However, the University's 1916 yearbook, which reviews the football season of 1915, does not mention this game. The yearbook's narrative instead transitions from the Drake game directly into a short sentence regarding the Washburn game, which followed this one. Kansas State's defeat left them still winless against Nebraska, 0-5.
An early season tuneup game against Washburn was easily handled by the Cornhuskers, who put up yet another shutout win and improved over Washburn to 3-0.
Written accounts of this game, the first ever meeting between Nebraska and Notre Dame, compare it favorably against the 7-0 Nebraska victory over Minnesota in 1913, and the 6-6 tie against Michigan in 1911. Notre Dame played effectively and created a worthy struggle for the Cornhuskers, who managed to come back from a 13-7 halftime deficit and win by one point. Since Minnesota suspiciously disappeared from Nebraska's annual schedule after their 1913 defeat, it was clear that Notre Dame would be more than worthy as the program's new annual marquee contest.
Nebraska traveled to Ames for their first appearance on Iowa State's new Clyde Williams Field, and made relatively easy work of the Cyclones on their own turf, recording another shutout victory on the year. To Iowa State's credit, however, the 21 Cornhusker points would be the lowest points scored against any opponent in 1915 except for Notre Dame. Iowa State's chances to catch up to Nebraska in the series were beginning to look bleak, as the Cornhuskers held a dominant lead at 11-3-1.
As it happened for the Kansas State game, records show the Cornhusker win over Nebraska Wesleyan, while the annual yearbook fails to mention the game. The 30-0 defeat kept NWU winless all time against Nebraska in five tries.
It was another in what was becoming a string of disappointments for the Jayhawks, as Nebraska scored more touchdowns than Kansas was able to muster in first downs. The Cornhuskers continued pulling away from the Jayhawks in the series, 14-8.
It was not the Iowa of previous years that came into Lincoln this time, as the Cornhuskers easily dispatched the Hawkeyes 52-7 in front of the homecoming crowd, which was the most points ever scored against Iowa by Nebraska to date. The Cornhuskers pulled farther ahead of Iowa in the series, 10-4-3.
1915 college football season
The 1915 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Cornell, Oklahoma, and Pittsburgh as national champions. Only Pittsburgh and Cornell claim national championships for the 1915 season.-Conference standings:The following is an...
. The team was coached by Ewald O. Stiehm
Ewald O. Stiehm
-External links:* * at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com...
and played their home games at Nebraska Field
Nebraska Field
Nebraska Field hosted the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers football team beginning in 1909 until it was replaced with the new Memorial Stadium, which was built in the same location and opened for the 1923 Nebraska football season...
in Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
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Before the season
Coach Stiehm was already established as the winningest football coach in Nebraska history when he returned for his fifth year, having led the Cornhuskers to conference titles in every year of his tenure to date, and riding a record five straight conference titles overall. Nebraska was justifiably feared by every program in the nation, and this year the legendary Notre Dame football program would finally join in the fight with Nebraska on the field. With ten returning starters, the Cornhuskers appeared to be unstoppable.Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2 | Drake Drake Bulldogs football The Drake Bulldogs football program represents Drake University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level. Drake began competing in intercollegiate football in 1893.-Historic 1922 season:... |
Nebraska Field • Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379.... |
W 48-13 | - |
| October 9 | Nebraska Field • Lincoln, Nebraska | W 31-0 | - | |
| October 16* | Washburn Washburn University Washburn University is a co-educational, public institution of higher learning in Topeka, Kansas, USA. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,400 undergraduate students and... |
Nebraska Field • Lincoln, Nebraska | W 47-0 | - |
| October 23* | Nebraska Field • Lincoln, Nebraska | W 20-19 | - | |
| October 30 | at | Clyde Williams Field • Ames, Iowa Ames, Iowa Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa in Story County, and approximately north of Des Moines. The U.S. Census Bureau designates that Ames, Iowa metropolitan statistical area as encompassing all of Story County, and which, when combined with the Boone, Iowa... |
W 21-0 | - |
| November 6* | Nebraska Wesleyan Nebraska Wesleyan University Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private, coeducational university located in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was founded in 1887 by Nebraska Methodists. As of 2007, it has 1,600 full-time students and 300 faculty and staff. The school teaches in the tradition of a liberal arts college education.... |
Nebraska Field • Lincoln, Nebraska | W 30-0 | - |
| November 13 | at | McCook Field • Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County... |
W 33-0 | - |
| November 20*† | Nebraska Field • Lincoln, Nebraska | W 52-7 | - | |
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming | ||||
Roster
Abbott, Earl RG Balis, Arthur E Caley, Loren QB Chamberlin, Guy Guy Chamberlin Berlin Guy "Champ" Chamberlin was a professional American football player and coach in the National Football League . He played at Nebraska Wesleyan University and then at the University of Nebraska, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He graduated from Nebraska in 1916... 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 |
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Coaching staff
| Name | Title | First year in this position |
Years at Nebraska | Alma Mater |
| Ewald O. Stiehm Ewald O. Stiehm -External links:* * at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com... |
|Head Coach | 1911 | 1911–1915 | |
| Jack Best | |Trainer | 1890 | 1890–1922 |
Drake
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Fourteen years had passed since Drake last appeared in Lincoln, back when the Cornhuskers hosted their opponents at the old Antelope Field, and the Bulldogs made their first appearance on Nebraska Field apparently without being intimidated, as they rather surprised the Cornhuskers by managing two touchdowns during the course of the game. However, any moral victory Drake obtained by scoring on Nebraska did not affect the final outcome brought by the Cornhuskers posting 48 points of their own. Nebraska improved to 4-1 all time against the Bulldogs
Kansas State
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University records show that Nebraska hosted Kansas State on this date and defeated the Aggies yet again with a shutout victory of 31-0. However, the University's 1916 yearbook, which reviews the football season of 1915, does not mention this game. The yearbook's narrative instead transitions from the Drake game directly into a short sentence regarding the Washburn game, which followed this one. Kansas State's defeat left them still winless against Nebraska, 0-5.
Washburn
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An early season tuneup game against Washburn was easily handled by the Cornhuskers, who put up yet another shutout win and improved over Washburn to 3-0.
Notre Dame
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Written accounts of this game, the first ever meeting between Nebraska and Notre Dame, compare it favorably against the 7-0 Nebraska victory over Minnesota in 1913, and the 6-6 tie against Michigan in 1911. Notre Dame played effectively and created a worthy struggle for the Cornhuskers, who managed to come back from a 13-7 halftime deficit and win by one point. Since Minnesota suspiciously disappeared from Nebraska's annual schedule after their 1913 defeat, it was clear that Notre Dame would be more than worthy as the program's new annual marquee contest.
Iowa State
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Nebraska traveled to Ames for their first appearance on Iowa State's new Clyde Williams Field, and made relatively easy work of the Cyclones on their own turf, recording another shutout victory on the year. To Iowa State's credit, however, the 21 Cornhusker points would be the lowest points scored against any opponent in 1915 except for Notre Dame. Iowa State's chances to catch up to Nebraska in the series were beginning to look bleak, as the Cornhuskers held a dominant lead at 11-3-1.
Nebraska Wesleyan
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As it happened for the Kansas State game, records show the Cornhusker win over Nebraska Wesleyan, while the annual yearbook fails to mention the game. The 30-0 defeat kept NWU winless all time against Nebraska in five tries.
Kansas
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It was another in what was becoming a string of disappointments for the Jayhawks, as Nebraska scored more touchdowns than Kansas was able to muster in first downs. The Cornhuskers continued pulling away from the Jayhawks in the series, 14-8.
Iowa
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It was not the Iowa of previous years that came into Lincoln this time, as the Cornhuskers easily dispatched the Hawkeyes 52-7 in front of the homecoming crowd, which was the most points ever scored against Iowa by Nebraska to date. The Cornhuskers pulled farther ahead of Iowa in the series, 10-4-3.