1915 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1915 Oklahoma Sooners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Oklahoma in the Southwest Conference during the 1915 college football season. In their 11th year under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled a 10–0 record (3–0 against conference opponents), won the Southwest Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 369 to 54.^[2] This was the first season that the Sooners participated in the Southwest Conference.

1915 Oklahoma Sooners football
National champion (Billingsley) SWC champion
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	10–0 (3–0 SWC)
Head coach	Bennie Owen (11th season)
Captain	Forest Geyer
Home stadium	Boyd Field
Seasons ← 1914 1916 →

1915 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Oklahoma $	3	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Baylor	3	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Texas	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Texas A&M	1	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Arkansas	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	2	–	1
Rice	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma A&M	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Southwestern (TX)	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Baylor forfeited claim to co-champion for using ineligible player.[1]

There was no contemporaneous system in 1915 for determining a national champion. However, Oklahoma was retroactively named as the national champion by the Billingsley Report using its alternate "margin of victory" methodology.^[3]

Fullback Forest Geyer was recognized as an All-American.^[4] Geyer was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.^[5]

Six Sooners received All-Southwest Conference honors: Elmer Capshaw, Forest Geyer, Oliver Hot, Willis Hott, Hap Johnson, and Homer Montgomery.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Kingfisher*	Boyd Field Norman, OK	W 67–0
October 2	at Southwestern Oklahoma*	Weatherford, OK	W 55–0
October 9	Northwestern Oklahoma State*	Boyd Field Norman, OK	W 102–0		[7]
October 16	at Missouri*	Rollins Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	W 24–0		[8]
October 23	Texas	Fair Park Stadium Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 14–13	12,000	[9][10]
October 30	Kansas*	Boyd Field Norman, OK	W 23–14		[11]
November 6	at Kendall*	Association Park Tulsa, OK	W 14–13		[12]
November 13	at Arkansas	The Hill Fayetteville, AR	W 23–0		[13][14]
November 19	at Kansas State*	Ahearn Field Manhattan, KS	W 21–7		[15]
November 25	Oklahoma A&M	Oklahoma City, OK (Bedlam)	W 26–7	7,000	[16]
*Non-conference game

References

1. http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
2. "1915 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
3. 2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2020. pp. 112–114. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
4. "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
5. "Forest Geyer". National Football Foundation. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
6. "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
7. "Sooners Pile Up Big Score on Alva: 102 Was Oklahoma's Share While Northwestern Was Held Blank". The Morning Tulsa Daily World. October 10, 1915. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Forward Pass Play Downs Tigers, 24-0: Oklahoma Sooners Prove Themselves Adept in Open-Field Football". The Evening Missourian. October 17, 1915. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Sooners Defeat Longhorns When Geyer Kicks Wonderful Goal in Last Two Minutes of Play, 14-13". The Austin American. October 24, 1915. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "K. U. Scores Two Touch Downs in Last Quarter". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 24, 1915. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Oklahoma Plays Superior Ball Defeats Kansas". The Wichita Eagle. October 31, 1915. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Sooners Win Hardest Game of Schedule: Kendall Wins Great Reputation by Holding University to 14-13 Score". The Morning Tulsa Daily World. November 7, 1915. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Crippled Razorbacks Bend Before Oklahoma's Attack". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 14, 1915. p. 22. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
14. "Oklahoma Wins Over Arkansas". The Morning Tulsa Daily World. November 14, 1915. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Oklahoma, 21; Kansas Aggies, 7". The Wichita Eagle. November 20, 1915. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "Montie Played Despite Injury". Muskogee Times-Democrat. November 26, 1915. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.