1915 Canton Bulldogs season
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The 1915 Canton Bulldogs
season was their sixth season in the Ohio League
. For the first time since 1906, that the team was once again called the "Bulldogs". The year also marked the arrival of the legendary Jim Thorpe
to the Canton line-up. The team finished with a known record of 5-2 and a share of the Ohio League title, the Massillon Tigers
and the Youngstown Patricians
.
Canton Bulldogs
The Canton Bulldogs were a professional American football team, based in Canton, Ohio. They played in the Ohio League from 1903 to 1906 and 1911 to 1919, and its successor, the National Football League, from 1920 to 1923 and again from 1925 to 1926. The Bulldogs would go on to win the 1917, 1918...
season was their sixth season in the Ohio League
Ohio League
The Ohio League was an informal and loose association of American football clubs active between 1903 and 1919 that competed for the Ohio Independent Championship . As the name implied, its teams were based in Ohio...
. For the first time since 1906, that the team was once again called the "Bulldogs". The year also marked the arrival of the legendary Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe
Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe * Gerasimo and Whiteley. pg. 28 * americaslibrary.gov, accessed April 23, 2007. was an American athlete of mixed ancestry...
to the Canton line-up. The team finished with a known record of 5-2 and a share of the Ohio League title, the Massillon Tigers
Massillon Tigers
The Massillon Tigers were an early professional football team from Massillon, Ohio. Playing in the "Ohio League", the team was a rival to the pre-National Football League version of the Canton Bulldogs. The Tigers won Ohio League championships in 1903, 1904, 1905, and 1906, then merged to become...
and the Youngstown Patricians
Youngstown Patricians
The Youngstown Patricians were a semi-professional football team based in Youngstown, Ohio. In the 1910s, the team briefly held the professional football championship and established itself as a fierce rival of more experienced clubs around the country, some of which later formed the core of the...
.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 Massillon Tigers The Massillon Tigers were an early professional football team from Massillon, Ohio. Playing in the "Ohio League", the team was a rival to the pre-National Football League version of the Canton Bulldogs. The Tigers won Ohio League championships in 1903, 1904, 1905, and 1906, then merged to become... |
L 0-16 |
| 7 | November 21, 1914 | at Shelby Blues Shelby Blues The Shelby Blues were an American football team based in Shelby, Ohio. The team played in the Ohio League from 1900 to 1919. In 1920, when the Ohio League became the APFA , the Blues did not join but continued to play against APFA teams, only to later suspend operations... |
Cancelled |
| 8 | November 28, 1914 | Massillon Tigers Massillon Tigers The Massillon Tigers were an early professional football team from Massillon, Ohio. Playing in the "Ohio League", the team was a rival to the pre-National Football League version of the Canton Bulldogs. The Tigers won Ohio League championships in 1903, 1904, 1905, and 1906, then merged to become... |
W 6-0 |