1915 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1915 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
National champion (Billingsley) Western Conference co-champion
Conference	Western Conference
Record	6–0–1 (3–0–1 Western)
Head coach	Henry L. Williams (16th season)
Captain	Bernie Bierman
Home stadium	Northrop Field

1915 Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Minnesota +	3	–	0	–	1			6	–	0	–	1
Illinois +	3	–	0	–	2			5	–	0	–	2
Chicago	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Ohio State	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Purdue	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	3	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Iowa	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Indiana	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	3	–	1
Northwestern	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1915 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1915 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–0–1 record (3–0–1 against Western Conference opponents), tied for the conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 191 to 35.^[1] The only setback was a tie with Illinois with whom the Gophers shared the conference championship. The team was retroactively selected as the national champion for 1915 by the Billingsley Report.^[2]

End Bert Baston, fullback Bernie Bierman and guard Merton Dunningan were named All-Americans by the Associated Press.^[3] Baston was also named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Look Magazine.^[3] Baston, Bierman and Dunnigan were named All-Big Ten first team.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	North Dakota*	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	W 41–0	5,000
October 9	Iowa State*	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	W 34–6	6,000
October 16	South Dakota*	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	W 19–0	2,000
October 23	Iowa	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	W 51–13	6,000
October 30	at Illinois	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	T 6–6	11,553
November 13	Chicago	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	W 20–7	20,000	[5]
November 20	at Wisconsin	Randall Field Madison, WI (rivalry)	W 20–3	13,500
*Non-conference game

Roster

• HB Bernie Bierman
• E Bert Baston
• Francis "Frank" Moudry

References

1. "1915 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
2. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
3. Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 179.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. Keiser, Jeff (2007). "2007 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 180.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
5. Ring Lardner (November 14, 1915). "Gopher Steam Roller Crushes Maroons, 20-7: Defeat Puts Stagg's Men Out of Running for Big Nine Title". Chicago Tribune. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.