The 1915 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1915 college football season. The team compiled a 2–5–1 record (1–3–1 against MVC opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and was outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 102 to 72. Henry Schulte was the head coach for the second of four seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri.
| 1915 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 2–5–1 (1–3–1 MVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Jacob Speelman |
| Home stadium | Rollins 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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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 2 | Oklahoma A&M* | W 13–6 | [3] | |||||
| October 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at Washington University | L 0–13 | [4][5] | ||||
| October 16 | Oklahoma* |
| L 0–24 | [6] | ||||
| October 23 | at Iowa State | L 6–14 | ||||||
| October 30 | Kansas State |
| T 0–0 | |||||
| November 6 | at Northwestern* | L 6–24 | ||||||
| November 13 | Drake |
| W 41–13 | |||||
| November 25 | Kansas |
| L 6–8 | 10,500 | [7] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1915 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- ^ "Missouri U. downs Oklahoma Aggies". St. Joseph Gazette. October 3, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pikers Look For First Win Since '06 Over Missouri". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 8, 1915. p. 19. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ O'Connor, W. J. (October 10, 1915). "Sixty-Yard Run and Two Field Goals, All by Captain Lewis, Responsible for First Defeat of Tigers Here Since '06". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Forward Pass Play Downs Tigers, 24-0: Oklahoma Sooners Prove Themselves Adept in Open-Field Football". The Evening Missourian. October 17, 1915. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "10,500 at the Game; Receipts, $16,600". University Missourian. November 28, 1915. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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