In 1911, Ewald O. Stiehm, NU's fiery football coach, became the school's first full-time basketball coach. His first team won 14 of 15 games, its only loss coming at Minnesota. The student newspaper blamed the loss on Nebraska's inability to adjust to the Gophers' 100-foot floor. Under Stiehm, Nebraska won or shared the MVIAA championship in 1912, 1913, and 1914, and guard Sam Carrier became Nebraska's first All-American. After the 1916 football season, Stiehm was offered $4,500 annually to take over as football coach and athletic director at Indiana; despite suggesting he'd remain at Nebraska for less money, the school refused to offer him a raise and Stiehm left. Nebraska won another conference title in 1916, after Sam Waugh replaced Stiehm as the Cornhuskers' coach for one season.