1915 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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]
| 1915 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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Western Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| 1915 record | 5–0–2 (3–0–2 Western) |
| Head coach | Robert Zuppke (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | I formation |
| Captain | Jack Watson |
| Home stadium | Illinois Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| October 2 | Haskell* | W 36–0 | |
| October 9 | Missouri Mines* |
| W 75–7 |
| October 16 | at Ohio State | T 3–3 | |
| October 23 | Northwestern |
| W 36–6 |
| October 30 | Minnesota |
| T 6–6 |
| November 13 | Wisconsin |
| W 17–3 |
| November 20 | at Chicago |
| W 10–0 |
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Roster
| 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
- Bart Macomber, halfback
- Consensus first-team selection on the 1915 College Football All-America Team[3]
- George Squier, end
- Second-team selection by Frank G. Menke for the 1915 All-America team[4]
- Third-team selection by Walter Camp for the 1915 All-America team
References
- "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.
- "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- "Covers Wide Scope In Choosing His All-American Gridironers". The Washington Post. December 5, 1915.
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