A crowd of 10,000 was on hand New Year's Day to watch as undefeated Washington State took on eastern power Brown University in the first of the continuous Rose Bowls. WSU used third and fourth quarter touchdown runs by Ralph Boone and Carl Dietz to shutout the Bruins 14-0. Brown entered the game a two-to-one favorite, despite a modest 5-3-1 record. The Bruins' 3-0 win over Yale was the key accomplishment that earned the Rhode Island team an invitation to play in the Rose Bowl. A cold spell, followed by a heavy rain and some snow for three days prior to the game, turned the playing field into a sea of mud that slowed both teams. Brown came close to scoring twice in the first half, but each time Washington State's defense, which had allowed just one field goal and one touchdown all season, rose to the task and halted the Bruins short of the goal line, once at the four-yard line. Bruin star Fritz Pollard gained just 47 yards in 13 carries. Pollard later became the first black named to a Walter Camp All-America team and was the first black head coach in the National Football League.
| BROWN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WASHINGTON STATE | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| TEAM | QTR | SCORING PLAY |
| WSU | 3 | Boone 3 run (Durham kick) |
| WSU | 4 | Dietz 4 run (Durham kick) |
ATTENDANCE - 10,000
ROSTER
6 Harry "Hack" Applequist, g
14 Benton Bangs, h
10 Ralph Boone, h
7 Bert Brooks, t
2 Ace Clark (Captain)
8 Carl Deitz, f
15 Basil Doane, f
12 Arthur "Bull'' Durham, qb
5 M. Ray Finney, g
3 Roland M. "Fish" Fishback, g
11 Dick Hanley, h
17 Walter Herreid, t
21 Earl King, g
4 Albert Langdon, c
9 Ray Loomis, e
16 Silas Stites, g
1 Clarence Zimmerman, e
Frank Michaels
Clarence Boone
1915 RESULTS
28-3 Oregon
29-0 @ Oregon State
41-0 @ Idaho
27-7 Montana
17-0 Whitman
48-0 @ Gonzaga
14-0 Brown (Rose Bowl)
