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1915 Idaho football team

The 1915 Idaho football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1915 college football season. Idaho was led by first-year head coach Charles Rademacher and played as an independent; they joined the Pacific Coast Conference seven years later in 1922.[1][2] Idaho had two home games in Moscow on campus at MacLean Field, with none in Boise.

1915 Idaho football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMacLean Field
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington   –   7 – 0 – 0
Washington State   –   7 – 0 – 0
Hawaii   –   5 – 1 – 1
Oregon   –   7 – 2 – 0
New Mexico   –   3 – 1 – 0
New Mexico A&M   –   5 – 2 – 0
Montana A&M   –   4 – 2 – 1
Arizona   –   5 – 3 – 0
Oregon Agricultural   –   5 – 3 – 0
California   –   8 – 5 – 0
Tempe Normal   –   3 – 2 – 0
University Farm   –   3 – 2 – 0
Montana   –   2 – 2 – 2
Willamette   –   2 – 2 – 1
USC   –   3 – 4 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   3 – 7 – 0
Idaho   –   1 – 4 – 1
Nevada   –   0 – 6 – 0

In the season opener, Idaho fell to Montana for the first time in the series' third meeting, losing 15–3 in Missoula.[3][4][5] Idaho dropped a second consecutive shutout to Washington State in the Battle of the Palouse, falling 0–41 at home.[6][7][8] Eight years later, the Vandals won the first of three consecutive, their only three-peat in the rivalry series.

Idaho opened the season with four losses, then won and tied a game for a 1–4–1 record. They scored just nine points all season, and the only touchdown was an interception return, which defeated Gonzaga.[9] Their only points on offense came on a drop-kick field goal in the first quarter of the opener at Montana.[3]

A fatality occurred at practice on October 6; a part-time player, Chauncey Lyman of Idaho Falls, was knocked unconscious after his head impacted a ball carrier's thigh. Lyman died about an hour later, and the cause of death was a basilar skull fracture.[10][11][12][13]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2at Montana
L 3–15[3][4][5]
October 16at Oregon
L 0–26[14][15]
October 30Washington State
L 0–41[6][7][8]
November 6at Oregon Agricultural
L 0–40[16][17]
November 13at Gonzaga
W 6–3[9][18]
November 25Whitman
  • MacLean Field
  • Moscow, ID
T 0–0[19][20]

References edit

  1. ^ "Conference to handle east-west games in future; Idaho admitted". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 11, 1921. p. 1, sports.
  2. ^ "Kelley quits as coach of Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). June 9, 1922. p. 14.
  3. ^ a b c "Montana wins from Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 3, 1915. p. 1, part 3.
  4. ^ a b "Montana-Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 3, 1915. p. 5.
  5. ^ a b "Montana defeats Idaho; score 15-3". University Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). October 5, 1915. p. 1.
  6. ^ a b "WSC-Idaho football statistics annual contest on Saturday". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 29, 1915. p. 19.
  7. ^ a b "W.S.C.-Idaho game at Moscow today will attract many from Spokane". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 30, 1915. p. 14.
  8. ^ a b "WSC gets sweet revenge on Idaho, scoring its greatest victory, 41 to 0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 31, 1915. p. 1, part 3.
  9. ^ a b "Intercepted forward pass gives Idaho victory over Gonzaga". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 14, 1915. p. 1, part 3.
  10. ^ ""U" man killed playing football". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 7, 1915. p. 1.
  11. ^ "U. of Idaho student killed". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 7, 1915. p. 5.
  12. ^ "Death of player before faculty". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 7, 1915. p. 13.
  13. ^ "Death claims football player". University Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). October 12, 1915. p. 1.
  14. ^ "Two conference games in Northwest Saturday". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 15, 1915. p. 20.
  15. ^ Varnell, George M. (October 18, 1915). "Idaho men fail to show team class". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (game referee). p. 14.
  16. ^ "Two state titles may come to N.W." Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 6, 1915. p. 14.
  17. ^ "Idaho utterly crushed by O.A.C." Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 7, 1915. p. 1, part 3.
  18. ^ "Gonzaga eager for Idaho scalp". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 13, 1915. p. 13.
  19. ^ "Whitman-Idaho game, 0 to 0 tie". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 26, 1915. p. 9.
  20. ^ "Cellar teams in no-score contest". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 26, 1915. p. 19.

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