The 1915 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1915 college football season. In their third season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 5–0–2 record and finished as co-champions of the Western Conference.[1] Center John W. Watson was the team captain.[2]
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Western Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 5–0–2 (3–0–2 Western) |
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| Offensive scheme | I formation |
| Captain | Jack Watson |
| Home stadium | Illinois Field |
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| Minnesota + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 2 | Haskell* | W 36–0 | 3,193 | ||
| October 9 | Missouri Mines* |
| W 75–7 | 2,969 | |
| October 16 | at Ohio State | T 3–3 | 6,634 | ||
| October 23 | Northwestern |
| W 36–6 | 4,424 | |
| October 30 | Minnesota |
| T 6–6 | 11,593 | |
| November 13 | Wisconsin |
| W 17–3 | 3,788 | |
| November 20 | at Chicago | W 10–0 | 24,078 | [3] | |
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Roster
edit| Player | Position |
| John Wesley Watson (captain) | Center |
| Amos Lloyd Brennememan | Right end |
| Reynold Kraft | Right end |
| Ross Petty | Right tackle |
| Olay Madsen | Right tackle |
| Roland A. Cowell | Right tackle |
| Frank Stewart | Right guard |
| Phillip Harry Potter | Center |
| Clarence Applegran | Left guard |
| Fred R. Hanschman | Left guard |
| Elmer Rundquist | Left Tackle |
| Harlan Brown Graham | Left tackle |
| George Kasson Squier | Left end |
| Henry W. Markwardt | Left end |
| George Clark | Quarterback |
| Frank Pursell | Quarterback |
| Bart Macomber | Right halfback |
| Frank Howard Pethybridge | Right halfback |
| John Ward Nelson | Fullback |
| Bernard Hallstrom | Fullback |
| Harold Pogue | Left halfback |
| David E. Connell | Left halfback |
- Head coach: Robert Zuppke (3rd year at Illinois)
Awards and honors
edit- Bart Macomber, halfback
- Consensus first-team selection on the 1915 College Football All-America Team[4]
- George Squier, end
- Second-team selection by Frank G. Menke for the 1915 All-America team[5]
- Third-team selection by Walter Camp for the 1915 All-America team
References
edit- ^ "1915 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ James Crusinberry (November 21, 1915). "Illini Down Maroons in Final Combat, 10-0: Touchdown by Halstrom and Goal by Macomber in First Period". Chicago Tribune. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ "Covers Wide Scope In Choosing His All-American Gridironers". The Washington Post. December 5, 1915.
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