1915 Howard Baptists football team

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1915 Howard Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–4–1 (0–3 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHoward Athletic Field
Rickwood Field
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 5 0 0 9 1 0
Alabama 5 0 0 6 2 0
LSU 4 0 0 6 2 0
Transylvania 3 0 1 7 1 1
Auburn 5 1 0 6 2 0
Georgia 3 1 1 5 2 2
Chattanooga 3 1 2 5 2 2
Mississippi A&M 4 2 1 5 2 1
Kentucky 2 1 1 6 1 1
Florida 3 3 0 4 3 0
Clemson 2 2 1 2 4 2
South Carolina 1 1 1 5 3 1
Furman 1 1 0 5 3 0
Mercer 2 3 0 5 4 0
Mississippi College 2 3 0 4 4 1
The Citadel 1 2 0 5 3 0
Sewanee 1 2 2 4 3 2
Tennessee 1 4 0 4 4 0
Tulane 1 4 0 4 4 0
Centre 0 3 1 3 5 1
Louisville 0 3 1 1 5 1
Howard (AL) 0 3 0 3 4 1
Wofford 0 3 0 3 5 0
Ole Miss 0 5 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1915 Howard Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as the Samford University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1915 college football season. In their first year under head coach Eugene Caton, the team compiled an 3–4–1 record.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2at AlabamaL 0–44[1]
October 9Alabama Presbyterian*
W 7–0[2]
October 15Southern (AL)*Greensboro, ALW 6–0[3]
October 22Ninth District Agricultural School*
  • Howard Athletic Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 20–0[4]
October 30at Mercer
L 7–14[5]
November 6vs. Birmingham*
T 6–6[6]
November 13at Tulane
L 3–32[7]
November 25at Spring Hill*
L 0–6[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Alabama boys go roughshod over Howard". The Birmingham News. October 3, 1915. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Howard boys get disappointment in Saturday's game". The Birmingham News. October 10, 1915. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Howard wins close game from Southern, 6 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 16, 1915. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Baptists take Farmers in tow by 20 to 0 score". The Birmingham News. October 23, 1915. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mercer defeated the Howard eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. October 31, 1915. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "In bloody struggle Howard is held to tie by Birmingham squad". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1915. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Blackwelder is Howard star; Kicks field goal". The Birmingham News. November 14, 1915. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Howard boys downed by Spring Hill team before a great crowd". The Birmingham News. November 26, 1915. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.