1915 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–5–1 (1–3–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainJacob Speelman
Home stadiumRollins Field
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Kansas 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Washington University 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Missouri 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Drake 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1915 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1915 college football season. The team compiled a 2–5–1 record (1–3–1 against MVC opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and was outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 102 to 72. Henry Schulte was the head coach for the second of four seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Oklahoma A&M*
W 13–6
October 93:00 p.m.at Washington University
L 0–13[3][4]
October 16Oklahoma*
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
L 0–24[5]
October 23at Iowa State
L 6–14
October 30Kansas State
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
T 0–0
November 6at Northwestern*
L 6–24
November 13Drake
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 41–13
November 25Kansas
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
L 6–810,500[6]

References

  1. ^ "1915 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Pikers Look For First Win Since '06 Over Missouri". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 8, 1915. p. 19. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ O'Connor, W. J. (October 10, 1915). "Sixty-Yard Run and Two Field Goals, All by Captain Lewis, Responsible for First Defeat of Tigers Here Since '06". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ "Forward Pass Play Downs Tigers, 24-0: Oklahoma Sooners Prove Themselves Adept in Open-Field Football". The Evening Missourian. October 17, 1915. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "10,500 at the Game; Receipts, $16,600". University Missourian. November 28, 1915. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.


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