1915 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team explained

Year:	1915
Team:	Nebraska Cornhuskers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Missouri Valley Conference
Short Conf:	MVC
Record:	8–0
Conf Record:	4–0
Head Coach:	Ewald O. Stiehm
Hc Year:	5th
Stadium:	Nebraska Field
Champion:	National champion (Billingsley) MVC 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]

Coaching staff

Ewald O. Stiehm		Head coach	1911	Wisconsin
Jack Best	Trainer	1890	Nebraska

Roster

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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

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Kansas State

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See also: Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry.

Washburn

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Notre Dame

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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

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Nebraska Wesleyan

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At Kansas

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See also: Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry.

Iowa

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See also: Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1915 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. March 1, 2019.
2. Web site: Nebraska Basketball Media Guide. 2020-06-01.
3. Web site: EWALD O. (JUMBO) STIEHM. July 13, 2021.
4. Web site: Nebraska Football 1915 Roster. 2009-11-21. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department.
5. Web site: the 1910s. 2009-11-21. HuskerMax.
6. Web site: 1916 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 165). 2009-11-21. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
7. Web site: 1916 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 166). 2009-11-21. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
8. Web site: 1916 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 167). 2009-11-21. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
9. Web site: 1916 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 168). 2009-11-21. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.