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- Conference and program changes Conference establishments Membership changes
- Rose Bowl
- Conference standings Minor conferences
- Awards and honors All-Americans Statistical leaders
- References
{{Infobox college football season | year = 1915 | image = Harvard-princeton-eddie-mahan-1915.png | image_caption = Eddie Mahan runs against Princeton | image_size=200px | number_of_teams = | preseason_ap = | regular_season = | number_of_bowls = 1 | bowl_start = | bowl_end = | champion = Cornell Big Red Pittsburgh Panthers | heisman = Not awarded until 1935 }}The 1915 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Cornell, Oklahoma, and Pittsburgh as having been selected national champions.[1] Only Cornell, Washington State, and Pittsburgh claim national championships for the 1915 season. Conference and program changesConference establishments- The Southwest Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, later known as the Southwest Conference, began its first season of play in 1915. The league had eight founding members in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
- The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, now a Division III conference, began football play in 1915.
Membership changes School | 1914 Conference | 1915 Conference |
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Akron football | Independent | Ohio Athletic | Arkansas Razorbacks | Independent | Southwest | Baylor Bears | Independent | Southwest | California Golden Bears | Program reinstated | Independent | Chattanooga Mocs | Independent | SIAA | Catholic Cardinals | Independent | SAIAA | Louisville Cardinals | Independent | SIAA | Oklahoma Sooners | Independent | Southwest | Oklahoma A&M Cowboys | Independent | Southwest | Rice Owls | Independent | Southwest | Southern Methodist Parsons | Program Established | TIAA | Southwestern (TX) Pirates | Independent | Southwest | Texas Longhorns | Independent | Southwest | Texas A&M Aggies | Independent | Southwest | Transylvania Pioneers | Independent | SIAA |
Rose Bowl The Rose Bowl was played for the first time since its inception on January 1, 1902, following the 1901 season. Washington State would defeat Brown 14-0. The game has been played annually ever since. Conference standingsThe following is a potentially incomplete list of conference standings: {{1915 IIAC football standings}} | {{1915 college football independents records}} | {{1915 Missouri Valley football standings}} | {{1915 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings}} | {{1915 RMFAC football standings}} | {{1915 SAIAA football standings}} | {{1915 SIAA football standings}} | {{1915 Southwest Conference football standings}} | {{1915 Western Conference football standings}} |
Minor conferencesConference | Champion(s) | Record | Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association | Hampton Institute | 3–0–0 | Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin | River Falls Normal | 5–0–0 | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | Baker (KS) Kansas State Normal | — | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Transylvania | — | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Louisiana Industrial | 2–0–1 | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Albion Alma | 4–0–1 | Ohio Athletic Conference | Western Reserve | 6–1–0 | Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference | Central State Teachers | — | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Occidental | 4–0–0 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Fisk | — |
Awards and honorsAll-Americans{{main article|1915 College Football All-America Team}}The consensus All-America team included: Position | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Class | Hometown | Team | QB | Charley Barrett | 6'0" | 180 | Sr. | Cleveland, Ohio | Cornell | HB | Dick King | 5'8" | 175 | Sr. | Boston, Massachusetts | Harvard | HB | Bart Macomber | 5'9" | 183 | Jr. | Oak Park, Illinois | Illinois | HB | Buck Mayer | 172 | Sr. | Norfolk, Virginia | Virginia | HB | Neno DaPrato | 5'10" | 185 | Sr. | Iron Mountain, Michigan | Michigan Agricultural | FB | Eddie Mahan | 5'11" | 171 | Sr. | Natick, Massachusetts | Harvard | E | Murray Shelton | 6'1" | 170 | Sr. | Dunkirk, New York | Cornell | E | Bert Baston | 6'1" | 170 | Jr. | St. Louis Park, Minnesota | Minnesota | T | Cub Buck | Sr. | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | Wisconsin | G | Clarence Spears | Sr. | De Witt, Arkansas | Dartmouth | C | Bob Peck | 5'9" | 179 | So. | Lock Haven, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | G | Harold White | 6'6" | 273 | Sr. | New York, New York | Syracuse | T | Joseph Gilman | Jr. | Honolulu, Hawaii | Harvard | E | Guy Chamberlin | 6'2" | 196 | Sr. | Blue Springs, Nebraska | Nebraska | E | Bob Higgins | So. | Corning, New York | Penn State | |
Statistical leaders- Team scoring most points: Vanderbilt, 514 to 38.
- Player scoring most points: Jerry DaPrato, Michigan Agricultural, 185
- Player scoring most touchdowns: Jerry DaPrato, Michigan Agricultural, 34
- Player scoring most goals after touchdown: F. Parke Geyer, Oklahoma, 56
- Player scoring most field goals: William T. Van de Graaff, Alabama, 11
- Longest punt: Fritz Shiverick, Cornell, 86 yards, inclusive of roll of ball
- Longest run from kickoff: John Barrett, Washington & Lee, 101 yards
- Longest punt return: James DeHart, Pittsburgh, 105 yards
- Longest run from scrimmage: Dave Tayloe, North Carolina, and John R. Georgetown, 90 yards each
References1. ^{{cite book | url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/football_records/DI/2009/2009FBS.pdf | title=Official 2009 NCAA Division I Football Records Book | pages=70 | publisher=The National Collegiate Athletic Association | date=August 2009 | location=Indianapolis, IN | accessdate=2009-10-16}}
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