1915 Washington State football team

1915 Washington State football
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 14–0 vs. Brown
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainAsa Clark
Home stadiumRogers 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

The 1915 Washington State football team represented Washington State College during the 1915 college football season as an independent. The offense scored 204 points while the defense allowed only ten points, with five shutouts. Led by head coach William Dietz, the team won all seven games, including the Rose Bowl against now FCS team Brown University on New Year's Day in Pasadena, California.[1] The win is Washington State's only Rose Bowl or New Year's Six Bowl win.[2]

For the first of two consecutive years, Washington State did not play in-state rival Washington.

In 2014, Washington State Senate Resolution 8715 recognized the 1915 Washington State College football team as national champions.[3] The resolution on the team's 99th anniversary was sponsored by State Senator Michael Baumgartner, an alumnus of WSU. The senate resolution was adopted with WSU head football coach Mike Leach in attendance.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AncientGreats was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Washington State Cougars College Football History, Stats, Records". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  3. ^ SR 8715 — Honoring the 99th Anniversary of the National Champion 1915 Washington State College Football Team (Resolution). Washington State Senate. March 7, 2014.