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1915 Washington State football team
| 1915 Washington State football | |
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Northwest Conference co-champion Rose Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Northwest Conference |
| Record | 7–0 (4–0 Northwest) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Captain | Asa Clark |
| Home stadium | Rogers Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State ^ + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington + | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon Agricultural | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitman | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1915 Washington State football team represented Washington State College—now known as Washington State University—as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1915 college football season. Led by first-year head coach William Henry Dietz, Washington State compiled a perfect overall record of 7–0 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Northwest Conference co-championship.[1][2] The offense scored 204 points while the defense allowed only ten points, with five shutouts.[3] Washington State was invited to the Rose Bowl, where the team beat Brown on New Year's Day in Pasadena, California. The win is Washington State's only Rose Bowl or New Year's Six Bowl win.[4]
For the first of two consecutive years, Washington State did not play in-state rival Washington, who also finished 7–0 and with claims to the Northwest Conference championship.[2]
In 2014, Washington State Senate Resolution 8715 recognized the 1915 Washington State College football team as national champions.[5] The resolution on the team's 99th anniversary was sponsored by State Senator Michael Baumgartner, an alumnus of WSU. The senate resolution was adopted with WSU head football coach Mike Leach in attendance.
- ^ Fawcett, Roscoe (November 22, 1915). "Oregon's Team Is Best Since 1910". The Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. p. 12. Retrieved December 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ a b Varnell, George M. (November 20, 1915). "Most Any Team Can Be Figured Winner — Northwest Conference Champion Must Remain in Doubt". Spokane Chronicle. p. 14.
Selecting a championship football team in the northwest this season, in view of the fact that the two undefeated teams, Washington State college and the University of Washington, do not meet on the gridiron, will be some job in itself. Which of the two teams really is deserving of the honor probably always will remain a question.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
AncientGreatswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Washington State Cougars College Football History, Stats, Records". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ SR 8715 — Honoring the 99th Anniversary of the National Champion 1915 Washington State College Football Team (Resolution). Washington State Senate. March 7, 2014.
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