1915 Colgate football team

The 1915 Colgate football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1915 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Laurence Bankart, the team compiled a 5–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 223 to 38. Earl Abell was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games on Whitnall Field in Hamilton, New York.

1915 Colgate football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1
Head coach
CaptainEarl Abell
Home stadiumWhitnall Field
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cornell     9 0 0
Pittsburgh     8 0 0
Columbia     5 0 0
Harvard     8 1 0
Carnegie Tech     7 1 0
Rutgers     7 1 0
Villanova     6 1 0
Washington & Jefferson     8 1 1
Colgate     5 1 0
Syracuse     9 1 2
Dartmouth     7 1 1
Tufts     5 1 2
Penn State     7 2 0
Lafayette     8 3 0
Princeton     6 2 0
Franklin & Marshall     6 2 0
Temple     3 1 1
Geneva     6 3 0
Wesleyan     6 3 0
Allegheny     5 3 0
Swarthmore     5 3 0
Army     5 3 1
Lehigh     6 4 0
Holy Cross     3 2 2
Brown     5 4 1
Fordham     4 4 0
NYU     4 4 1
Middlebury     3 4 2
Muhlenberg     4 5 0
Yale     4 5 0
Boston College     3 4 0
Penn     3 5 2
WPI     3 5 1
Buffalo     3 5 0
Carlisle     3 6 2
Rhode Island State     3 5 0
New Hampshire     3 6 1
Gettysburg     3 6 0
Rochester     3 6 0
Bucknell     2 6 3
Vermont     1 4 2
Williams     1 7 0

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Susquehanna
W 44–0
October 9at RochesterRochester, NYW 44–0[3]
October 16at ArmyW 13–0[4]
October 23RPI
  • Whitnall Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 107–0
October 30at YaleW 15–0[5]
November 13at SyracuseL 0–3825,000[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. p. 126. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "1915 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Right Off Reel Maroon Crosses Varsity's Goal: Colgate Tabs Twenty-six Points in First Period". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 10, 1915. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maroon Backs Pierce Cadet Defense Line: Colgate Defeats Army, 13-0, in Bittersweet Struggle". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 17, 1915. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colgate Humbles Yale Eleven". The New York Times. October 31, 1915. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Syracuse Spoils Colgate's Record: 25,000 Persons See Victors Smother Undefeated Team, 38 to 0". The New York Times. November 14, 1915. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.