Template:1915 Western Conference football standings
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]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|
| October 2 | Haskell* | | W 36–0 |
| October 9 | [[{{{school}}}|Missouri Mines]]* | - Illinois Field
- Champaign, IL
| W 75–7 |
| October 16 | Ohio State | | T 3–3 |
| October 23 | Northwestern | - Illinois Field
- Champaign, IL
| W 36–6 |
| October 30 | Minnesota | - Illinois Field
- Champaign, IL
| T 6–6 |
| November 13 | Wisconsin | - Illinois Field
- Champaign, IL
| W 17–3 |
| November 20 | at Chicago | | W 10–0 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
|
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
|
Awards and honors[]
- 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[]
Template:Big Ten Conference football champions
