1915 Washington University Pikers football team

1915 Washington University Pikers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–2 (0–2 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainPoge Lewis
Home stadiumFrancis Field
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska $ 4 0 0 8 0 0
Kansas 3 1 0 6 2 0
Iowa State 2 1 0 6 2 0
Washington University 1 1 0 3 2 0
Missouri 1 3 1 2 5 1
Drake 1 4 0 2 6 0
Kansas State 0 2 1 3 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1915 Washington University Pikers football team represented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1915 college football season. Led by third-year head coach William P. Edmunds, the Pikers compiled an overall record of 3–2 with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the MVC. Washington University played home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 93:00 p.m.MissouriW 13–0[1][2]
October 16at Wabash*
L 3–13[3]
October 233:00 p.m.Drury*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 38–01,500[4][5]
October 303:30 p.m.at DrakeL 16–26[6][7]
November 132:05 p.m.at Saint Louis*
W 13–79,000[8][9][10][11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Pikers Look For First Win Since '06 Over Missouri". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 8, 1915. p. 19. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ O'Connor, W. J. (October 10, 1915). "Sixty-Yard Run and Two Field Goals, All by Captain Lewis, Responsible for First Defeat of Tigers Here Since '06". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Pfohl Scores for Scarlet". The Indianapolis Sunday Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 17, 1915. p. 1, sport section. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Big Football Games Scheduled for Today". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 23, 1915. p. 10. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Pikers Win From Drury Team, 38-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 24, 1915. p. 1S. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Drake Scores 3 Touchdowns In Fourth Quarter". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 31, 1915. p. 1S. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Drake-Washington Game In Detail". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 31, 1915. p. 11. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "It Now Looks as Though the Pikers Might Lose By One Touchdown". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 13, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Washington Faces Billikens Without Star Quarterback". St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Night ed.). St. Louis, Missouri. November 13, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ O'Connor, W. J. (November 14, 1915). "Billikens Flash Like A Winner In Only One Quarter". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ O'Connor, W. J. (November 14, 1915). "Billikens, Outplayed in All Angles of the Game, Showed Only One Flash (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2S. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 14. Retrieved July 15, 2023.