1915 Idaho football team

1915 Idaho football
Conference	Northwest Conference
Record	1–4–1 (0–3–1 Northwest)
Head coach	Charles M. Rademacher (1st season)
Home stadium	MacLean Field

1915 Northwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative

The 1915 Idaho football team represented the University of Idaho as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1915 college football season. Led by Charles M. Rademacher in his first and only season as head coach, Idaho compiled an overall record of 1–4–1 with a mark of 0–3–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the Northwest Conference.[1] The team played two home games at MacLean Field, on campus in Moscow, Idaho.

In the season opener, Idaho fell to Montana for the first time, in the series' third meeting, losing 15–3 at Dornblaser Field in Missoula, Montana.[2][3][4] Idaho dropped a second consecutive shutout to Washington State in the Battle of the Palouse, falling 0–41 at home.[5][6][7] 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.[8] Their only points on offense came on a drop-kick field goal in the first quarter of the opener at Montana.[2]

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.[9][10][11][12]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 2	at Montana*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	L 3–15	[2][3][4]
October 16	at Oregon	Kincaid Field Eugene, OR	L 0–26	[13][14]
October 30	Washington State	MacLean Field Moscow, ID (Battle of the Palouse)	L 0–41	[5][6][7]
November 6	at Oregon Agricultural	Bell Field Corvallis, OR	L 0–40	[15][16]
November 13	at Gonzaga*	Natatorium Park Spokane, WA (rivalry)	W 6–3	[8][17]
November 25	Whitman	MacLean Field Moscow, ID	T 0–0	[18][19]
*Non-conference game

References

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

External links

• Gem of the Mountains: 1917 University of Idaho yearbook (spring 1916) – 1915 football season
• Go Mighty Vandals – 1915 football season
• Official game program: Washington State at Idaho – October 30, 1915
• Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1915 editions