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1915 TCU

4–⁠5 (1–⁠0 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by Ewing Freeland.

Schedule and results

TCU in 1915, game by game: lost at Texas 0–72; won vs. SMU 43–0; lost vs. Texas A&M 10–13; won at Austin 28–0; lost at Rice 3–33; won at Trinity (Texas) 25–0; won vs. Southwestern U 21–0; lost vs. Oklahoma State 0–13; lost at Baylor 0–51+43−72Lost 0–72 at Texas-72TexasWon 43–0 vs. SMU+43SMULost 10–13 vs. Texas A&M-3Texas A&MWon 28–0 at Austin+28AustinLost 3–33 at Rice-30RiceWon 25–0 at Trinity (Texas)+25Trinity (Texas)Won 21–0 vs. Southwestern U+21Southwestern ULost 0–13 vs. Oklahoma State-13Oklahoma StateLost 0–51 at Baylor-51Baylor
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2atTexasL 0–⁠7218%
Oct 8vsSMUW 43–⁠044%
Oct 16vsTexas A&ML 10–⁠1341%
Oct 23atAustinW 28–⁠073%
Oct 30atRiceL 3–⁠3346%
Nov 6atTrinity (Texas)W 25–⁠071%
Nov 13vsSouthwestern UW 21–⁠064%
Nov 16vsOklahoma StateL 0–⁠1356%
Nov 25atBaylorL 0–⁠5134%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Baylor 51–⁠0; first in the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠0 first in Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
130–⁠182
Coach
Ewing Freeland
Elo
1406 −12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.3 No. 73 of 86 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John P. Cox

1915 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU1–⁠04–⁠5
SMU0–⁠10–⁠2

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