1915 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1915 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
1915 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
National champion (Billingsley); MVC champion
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	8–0 (4–0 MVC)
Head coach	Ewald O. Stiehm (5th season);
Home stadium	Nebraska Field
	Seasons ← 1914 1916 →

1915 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	2:30 p.m.	Drake	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 48–13
October 9	2:30 p.m.	Kansas State	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	W 31–0
October 16	2:30 p.m.	Washburn*	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 47–0
October 23	2:30 p.m.	Notre Dame*	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	W 20–19		^[4]
October 30	2:30 p.m.	at Iowa State	State Field Ames, IA	W 21–0
November 6	2:30 p.m.	Nebraska Wesleyan*	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 30–0
November 13	2:30 p.m.	at Kansas	Ahearn Field Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	W 33–0	10,000	^[5]^[6]
November 20	2:30 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

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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

Position	Player
Quarterback	Loren Caley
Left Halfback	Richard Rutherford
Right Halfback	Brodie Proctor
Fullback	Hugo Otopalik
Left End	Guy Chamerlin
Left Tackle	Tim Corey
Left Guard	Paul Shields
Center	Ellsworth Moser
Right Guard	Earl Abbott
Right Tackle	Edson Shaw
Right End	Ted Riddell

Game summaries

Drake

Drake at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Drake			13
• Nebraska			48

Date: October 2
Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
Game start: 2:30 p.m.

Sources:^[9]^[10]

Kansas State

Kansas State at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Kansas State			0
• Nebraska			31

Date: October 9
Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
Game start: 2:30 p.m.

Sources:^[9]

Washburn

Washburn at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Washburn			0
• Nebraska			47

Date: October 16
Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
Game start: 2:30 p.m.

Sources:^[9]^[11]

Notre Dame

Notre Dame at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Notre Dame			19
• Nebraska			20

Date: October 23
Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
Game start: 2:30 p.m.

Sources:^[9]^[11]^[12]

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	2	Total
• Nebraska			21
Iowa State			0

Date: October 30
Location: State Field, Ames, IA
Game start: 2:30 p.m.

Sources:^[9]^[12]^[13]

Nebraska Wesleyan

Nebraska Wesleyan at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Nebraska Wesleyan			0
• Nebraska			30

Date: November 6
Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
Game start: 2:30 p.m.

Sources:^[9]

At Kansas

Nebraska at Kansas

	1	2	Total
• Nebraska			33
Kansas			0

Date: November 13
Location: Ahearn Field, Lawrence, KS
Game start: 2:30 p.m.

Sources:^[9]^[13]

Iowa

Iowa at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
Iowa			7
• Nebraska			52

Date: November 20
Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
Game start: 2:30 p.m.

Sources:^[9]^[13]

References

^ "1915 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
^ "Nebraska Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ "EWALD O. (JUMBO) STIEHM". Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ "Cornhuskers battled hard by Notre Dame, but finally win". Omaha World-Herald. October 24, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 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.
^ "Jayhawkers Easy for Cornhuskers". The Hutchison Gazette. November 14, 1915. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
^ "Nebraska Football 1915 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "the 1910s". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
^ "1916 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 165)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "1916 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 166)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "1916 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 167)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "1916 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 168)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 21, 2009.

[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.

[10s-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.

[yb166-11] "1916 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 166)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 21, 2009.

[yb167-12] "1916 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 167)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 21, 2009.

[yb168-13] "1916 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 168)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 21, 2009.

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Culture and lore	History Herbie Husker Lil' Red "Dear Old Nebraska U" "Hail Varsity" Cornhusker Marching Band Blackshirts Origin of "Cornhuskers" nickname 1939 Kansas State game Game of the Century (1971 Oklahoma game) Fumblerooski 1982 Penn State game Flea Kicker Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass 2009 Big 12 Championship Game Yes Man
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National championship seasons in bold

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Big Six	Nebraska (1928) Nebraska (1929) Kansas (1930) Nebraska (1931) Nebraska (1932) Nebraska (1933) Kansas State (1934) Nebraska (1935) Nebraska (1936) Nebraska (1937) Oklahoma (1938) Missouri (1939) Nebraska (1940) Missouri (1941) Missouri (1942) Oklahoma (1943) Oklahoma (1944) Missouri (1945) Kansas & Oklahoma (1946) Kansas & Oklahoma (1947)
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National championships in bold

v t e Missouri Valley Conference football champions
Pre-split	Iowa & Nebraska (1907) Kansas (1908) Missouri (1909) Nebraska (1910) Iowa State & Nebraska (1911) Iowa State & Nebraska (1912) Missouri & Nebraska (1913) Nebraska (1914) Nebraska (1915) Nebraska (1916) Nebraska (1917) Missouri (1919) Oklahoma (1920) Nebraska (1921) Drake & Nebraska (1922) Kansas & Nebraska (1923) Missouri (1924) Missouri (1925) Oklahoma A&M (1926) Missouri (1927)
Post-split	Drake (1928) Drake (1929) Drake & Oklahoma A&M (1930) Drake (1931) Oklahoma A&M (1932) Oklahoma A&M (1933) Washington University (1934) Tulsa & Washington University (1935) Creighton & Tulsa (1936) Tulsa (1937) Tulsa (1938) Washington University (1939) Tulsa (1940) Tulsa (1941) Tulsa (1942) Tulsa (1943) Oklahoma A&M (1944) Oklahoma A&M (1945) Tulsa (1946) Tulsa (1947) Oklahoma A&M (1948) Detroit (1949) Tulsa (1950) Tulsa (1951) Houston (1952) Detroit & Oklahoma A&M (1953) Wichita (1954) Detroit & Wichita (1955) Houston (1956) Houston (1957) North Texas State (1958) Houston & North Texas State (1959) Wichita (1960) Wichita (1961) Tulsa (1962) Wichita (1963) Cincinnati (1964) Tulsa (1965) North Texas State & Tulsa (1966) North Texas State (1967) Memphis State (1968) Memphis State (1969) Louisville (1970) Memphis State (1971) Drake, Louisville, & West Texas State (1972) North Texas State & Tulsa (1973) Tulsa (1974) Tulsa (1975) New Mexico State & Tulsa (1976) West Texas State (1977) New Mexico State (1978) West Texas State (1979) Tulsa (1980) Drake & Tulsa (1981) Tulsa (1982) Tulsa (1983) Tulsa (1984) Tulsa (1985)
National championships in bold