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 A&M	1	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Texas	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	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

Roster

• George Anderson, T
• Curry Bell, C
• Elmer Capshaw, HB
• William Clark
• Corkle, G
• Edwards, HB
• Fields, E
• Raybourne Foster, HB
• Forest Geyer, FB
• Oliver Hott, T
• Willis Hott, G
• Hap Johnson, QB
• William Lively, HB
• Frank McCain, HB
• T. Howard McCasland, E
• McFerren, E
• Homer Montgomery, E
• Leon Phillips, G
• Charles Swatek, HB