1915 Ohio State
5–1–1 (2–1–1 Western Conference), coached by John Wilce. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern 34–0Nov 20
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vsOhio Wesleyan | W 19–6 | 86% |
| Oct 9 | vsCase | W 14–0 | 85% |
| Oct 16 | vs Illinois | T 3–3 | 30% |
| Oct 23 | at Wisconsin | L 0–21 | 25% |
| Nov 6 | vs Indiana | W 10–9 | 57% |
| Nov 13 | vsOberlin | W 25–0 | 84% |
| Nov 20 | at Northwestern | W 34–0 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Northwestern 34–0; 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
Photographs from 1915
UW vs. Ohio State football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW vs. Ohio State football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW vs. Ohio State football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW vs. Ohio State football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW vs. Ohio State football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW vs. Ohio State football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
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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
- 5–1–1
- Conference
- 2–1–1 4th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 105–39
- Coach
- John Wilce
- Elo
- 1469 +50 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 17.4 No. 19 of 86 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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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.