American college football season
The 1915 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Cornell , Minnesota , Oklahoma , and Pittsburgh as having been selected national champions in later years.[ 1] Only Cornell (named by four major selectors) and Pittsburgh (named by one) claim national championships for the 1915 season.
Conference and program changes [ edit ] Conference establishments [ edit ] The Rose Bowl was played for the first time since its inception on January 1, 1902, following the 1901 season . Washington State defeated Brown , 14–0. The game has been played annually ever since.
Conference standings [ edit ] Major conference standings [ edit ] For this article, major conferences defined as those including multiple state flagship public universities.
Minor conference standings [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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