1915 Nebraska

8–⁠0 (4–⁠0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Jumbo Stiehm.

Nebraska, 1915
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Nebraska in 1915, game by game: won vs. Drake 48–13; won vs. Kansas State 31–0; won vs. Washburn 47–0; won vs. Notre Dame 20–19; won at Iowa State 21–0; won vs. Nebraska Wesleyan 30–0; won at Kansas 33–0; won vs. Iowa 52–7+47Won 48–13 vs. Drake+35DrakeWon 31–0 vs. Kansas State+31Kansas StateWon 47–0 vs. Washburn+47WashburnWon 20–19 vs. Notre Dame+1Notre DameWon 21–0 at Iowa State+21Iowa StateWon 30–0 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan+30Nebraska Wesley…Won 33–0 at Kansas+33KansasWon 52–7 vs. Iowa+45Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa 52–⁠7; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1915.

Missouri Valley Conference champions4–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanGuy Chamberlin, E

Record
8–⁠0
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
282–⁠39
Coach
Jumbo Stiehm
Elo
1720 +91 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
24.4 No. 8 of 86 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1915 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska4–⁠08–⁠0
Kansas3–⁠16–⁠2
Iowa State2–⁠16–⁠2
Washington St. Louis1–⁠13–⁠2
Missouri1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Drake1–⁠42–⁠6
Kansas State0–⁠2–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.