1915 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1915 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1915 college football season. In their second season under head coach Clarence Childs, the Hoosiers compiled a 3–3–1 record and finished in eighth place in the Western Conference. They won games against DePauw (7-0), Miami (OH) (41–0), and Northwestern (14–6), tied with Washington and Lee (7–7), and lost to Chicago (13–7), Ohio State (10–9), and Purdue (7–0).[1]

1915 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record3–3–1 (1–3 Western)
Head coach
CaptainFrank Whitaker
Home stadiumJordan Field
1915 Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Minnesota + 3 0 16 0 1
Illinois + 3 0 25 0 2
Chicago 4 2 05 2 0
Ohio State 2 1 15 1 1
Purdue 2 2 03 3 1
Wisconsin 2 3 04 3 0
Iowa 1 2 03 4 0
Indiana 1 3 03 3 1
Northwestern 0 5 02 5 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2DePauw*
W 7–0
October 9Miami (OH)*
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 41–0
October 16at ChicagoL 7–13> 10,000[2]
October 30vs. Washington and Lee*
T 7–7
November 6at Ohio StateL 9–10
November 13at NorthwesternW 14–6
November 20Purdue
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
L 0–7
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1915 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  2. James Crusinberry (October 17, 1915). "Maroons Win from Indiana in Battle of Punts 13 to 7: Stagg's Men Weaken After Fast Start and Foe's Score". Chicago Tribune. p. III-1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1915 Indiana U and Washington and Lee Football - Field Pass". Worthpoint.com. Retrieved June 14, 2015.


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