1915 Canton Bulldogs season

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The 1915 Canton Bulldogs season was their sixth season that the Canton Bulldogs franchise competed in the Ohio League, a professional American football sports league. For the first time since 1906, that the team was once again called the "Bulldogs". The season also marked the arrival of the legendary Jim Thorpe to the Canton lineup. The team finished with a known record of 5–2 and a share of the Ohio League title with the Massillon Tigers and the Youngstown Patricians.

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Ref.
1 October 10, 1915 Wheeling Athletic Club W 75–0
2 October 17, 1915 Columbus Panhandles W 7–0
3 October 24, 1915 at Detroit Heralds L 3–9 [1]
4 October 31, 1915 North Cincinnati Athletic Club W 41–12
5 November 7, 1915 Altoona Indians W 38–0
6 November 14, 1915 at Massillon Tigers[a][b] L 0–16 [2]
7 November 21, 1915 at Shelby Blues Canceled
8 November 28, 1915 Massillon Tigers W 6–0 [3]

Notes

  1. ^ This was Jim Thorpe's first professional football game. He was used sparingly by coach Harry Hazlett. Hazlett was shortly thereafter fired by manager Jack Cusack for benching Thorpe, which Cusack felt may have cost Canton the game.
  2. ^ This was the first game between these two teams since the Canton Bulldogs–Massillon Tigers betting scandal of 1906.

Sources

  • Pro Football Archives: Canton Bulldogs 1915

References

  1. ^ "Heralds Win; Maroons Lose". Detroit Free Press. October 25, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Massillon Tigers". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 15, 1915. p. 9. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jim Thorpe Played". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 29, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via newspapers.com.

Further reading

  • Cusack, Jack (1987). C. L. Douglas (ed.). "Pioneer in Pro Football" (PDF). PFRA Annual. No. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 11, 2012 – via Wayback Machine.
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