1915 Northwestern
2–5 (0–5 Western Conference), coached by Fred Murphy. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Lake Forest 27–6Oct 2
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vsLake Forest | W 27–6 | 77% |
| Oct 9 | vsChicago | L 0–7 | 27% |
| Oct 16 | at Iowa | L 6–9 | 18% |
| Oct 23 | at Illinois | L 6–36 | 12% |
| Nov 6 | vs Missouri | W 24–6 | 40% |
| Nov 13 | vs Indiana | L 6–14 | 51% |
| Nov 20 | vs Ohio State | L 0–34 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 34–0; 9th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 116th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 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.
- Record
- 2–5
- Conference
- 0–5 9th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 69–112
- Coach
- Fred Murphy
- Elo
- 1317 −27 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.1 No. 44 of 86 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Austin Stromberg
1915 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota | 3–0–1 | 6–0–1 | |
| Illinois | 3–0–2 | 5–0–2 | |
| Chicago | 4–2 | 5–2 | |
| Ohio State | 2–1–1 | 5–1–1 | |
 Purdue | 2–2 | 3–3–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 2–3 | 4–3 | |
| Iowa | 1–2 | 3–4 | |
| Indiana | 1–3 | 3–3–1 | |
 Northwestern | 0–5 | 2–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.