1915 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1915 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Western Conference Western 6–0–1 3–0–1 Henry L. Williams 16th Bernie Bierman Northrop Field National champion (Billingsley)Western Conference co-champion The 1915 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1915 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–0–1 record (3–0–1 against Western Conference opponents), tied for the conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 191 to 35.1915 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 1, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/minnesota/1915-schedule.html The only setback was a tie with Illinois with whom the Gophers shared the conference championship. The team was retroactively selected as the national champion for 1915 by the Billingsley Report.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf National Poll Rankings National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2015 NCAA Division I Football Records NCAA 108 January 8, 2016 PDF August 2, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190802032517/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/fbs.pdf dead End Bert Baston, fullback Bernie Bierman and guard Merton Dunningan were named All-Americans by the Associated Press. Keiser Jeff 2007 Media Guide 179 2007 http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 March 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Baston was also named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Look Magazine. Baston, Bierman and Dunnigan were named All-Big Ten first team. Keiser Jeff 2007 Media Guide 180 2007 http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 March 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Schedule October 2 w y 1915 North Dakota Flickertails North Dakota Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 41–0 3,000–5,000 Ritchie J. H. Minnesota Beats North Dakota 41-0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-journal/170922086/ The Minneapolis Journal Minneapolis, Minnesota October 3, 1915 1, 4 (sport section) April 23, 2025 Newspapers.com Allen Will F. Maroon And Gold Waves Triumphant https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/170922254/ The Minneapolis Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota October 3, 1915 1–2, 4 (sporting section) April 23, 2025 Newspapers.com October 9 w y Iowa State Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 34–6 6,000 October 16 w y South Dakota Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 19–0 2,000 October 23 w Iowa Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN rivalry 51–13 6,000 October 30 t y Illinois Illinois Field Champaign, IL 6–6 11,553 November 13 w Chicago Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 20–7 20,000 Gopher Steam Roller Crushes Maroons, 20-7: Defeat Puts Stagg's Men Out of Running for Big Nine Title Chicago Tribune Ring Lardner November 14, 1915 III-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115284051/gopher-steam-roller-crushes-maroons/ Newspapers.com November 20 w y Wisconsin Randall Field Madison, WI rivalry 20–3 13,500 Roster HB Bernie Bierman E Bert Baston Francis "Frank" Moudry References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football