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1915Idaho 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
Cheney Normal – 1 – 1 – 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

The1915 Idaho football teamrepresented theUniversity of Idahoin the1915 college football season.Idaho was led by first-year head coachCharles Rademacherand played as an independent; they joined thePacific Coast Conferenceseven years laterin1922.[1][2]Idaho had two home games inMoscowon campus atMacLean Field,with none inBoise.

In the season opener, Idaho fell toMontanafor the first time in the series' third meeting, losing15–3inMissoula.[3][4][5]Idaho dropped a second consecutive shutout toWashington Statein theBattle of the Palouse,falling0–41at home.[6][7][8]Eight years later,the Vandals won the first of three consecutive, their onlythree-peatin the rivalry series.

Idaho opened the season with four losses, then won and tied a game for a1–4–1record. They scored just nine points all season, and the only touchdown was an interception return, which defeatedGonzaga.[9]Their only points on offense came on adrop-kickfield 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 ofIdaho 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 abasilarskull fracture.[10][11][12][13]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2atMontana
L3–15[3][4][5]
October 16atOregon
L0–26[14][15]
October 30Washington State
L0–41[6][7][8]
November 6atOregon Agricultural
L0–40[16][17]
November 13atGonzaga
W6–3[9][18]
November 25Whitman
T0–0[19][20]

References

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  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. ^abc"Montana wins from Idaho".Spokesman-Review.(Spokane, Washington). October 3, 1915. p. 1, part 3.
  4. ^ab"Montana-Idaho".Lewiston Morning Tribune.(Idaho). October 3, 1915. p. 5.
  5. ^ab"Montana defeats Idaho; score 15-3".University Argonaut.(Moscow, Idaho). October 5, 1915. p. 1.
  6. ^ab"WSC-Idaho football statistics annual contest on Saturday".Spokane Daily Chronicle.(Washington). October 29, 1915. p. 19.
  7. ^ab"W.S.C.-Idaho game at Moscow today will attract many from Spokane".Spokesman-Review.(Spokane, Washington). October 30, 1915. p. 14.
  8. ^ab"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. ^ab"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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