1915 Washington University Pikers football team

American college football season

1915 Washington University Pikers football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–2 (0–2 MVC)
Head coach	William P. Edmunds (3rd season)
Captain	Poge Lewis
Home stadium	Francis Field
Seasons← 1914 1916 →

1915 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 9	3:00 p.m.	Missouri	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 13–0
October 16		at Wabash*	Ingalls Field Crawfordsville, IN	L 3–13
October 23	3:00 p.m.	Drury*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 38–0	1,500
October 30	3:30 p.m.	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 16–26
November 13	2:05 p.m.	at Saint Louis*	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO	W 13–7	9,000
*Non-conference game

References

"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 .
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 .
"Pfohl Scores for Scarlet". The Indianapolis Sunday Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 17, 1915. p. 1, sport section. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"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 .
"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 .
"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 .
"Drake-Washington Game In Detail". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 31, 1915. p. 11. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"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 .
"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 .
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 .
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 .
"2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 14. Retrieved July 15, 2023.

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