1915 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1915 Illinois Fighting Illini football 1915 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg 285 Western Conference Western 5–0–2 3–0–2 Robert Zuppke 3rd I formation Jack Watson Illinois Field Western Conference co-champion 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.1915 Illinois Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 16, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1915-schedule.html Center John W. Watson was the team captain.Fighting Illini Football Record Book University of Illinois 2015 December 28, 2016 156 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf November 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201129040612/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf dead Schedule October 2 w y Haskell Illinois Field Champaign, IL 36–0 3,193 October 9 w y 1915 Missouri Mines Miners Missouri Mines Illinois Field Champaign, IL 75–7 2,969 October 16 t y Ohio State Ohio Field Columbus, OH rivalry 3–3 6,634 October 23 w Northwestern Illinois Field Champaign, IL 36–6 4,424 October 30 t y Minnesota Illinois Field Champaign, IL 6–6 11,593 November 13 w Wisconsin Illinois Field Champaign, IL 17–3 3,788 November 20 w y Chicago Stagg Field Chicago, IL 10–0 24,078 Illini Down Maroons in Final Combat, 10-0: Touchdown by Halstrom and Goal by Macomber in First Period Chicago Tribune James Crusinberry November 21, 1915 III-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115284264/illini-down-maroons-in-final-combat/ Newspapers.com Roster PlayerPositionJohn Wesley Watson (captain)CenterAmos Lloyd BrennememanRight endReynold KraftRight endRoss PettyRight tackleOlay MadsenRight tackleRoland A. CowellRight tackleFrank StewartRight guardPhillip Harry PotterCenterClarence ApplegranLeft guardFred R. HanschmanLeft guardElmer RundquistLeft TackleHarlan Brown GrahamLeft tackleGeorge Kasson SquierLeft endHenry W. MarkwardtLeft endGeorge ClarkQuarterbackFrank PursellQuarterbackBart MacomberRight halfbackFrank Howard PethybridgeRight halfbackJohn Ward NelsonFullbackBernard HallstromFullbackHarold PogueLeft halfbackDavid E. ConnellLeft 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 Team2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2014 August 16, 2014 4 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf November 26, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181126094941/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/awards.pdf dead George Squier, end Second-team selection by Frank G. Menke for the 1915 All-America teamCovers Wide Scope In Choosing His All-American Gridironers The Washington Post December 5, 1915 Third-team selection by Walter Camp for the 1915 All-America team References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football