1915 Davidson football team

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1915 Davidson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSprunt Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech     7 0 1
Ouachita Baptist     7 1 0
Dallas     6 1 0
Spring Hill     6 1 0
North Texas State Normal     5 1 1
West Virginia     5 1 1
Jonesboro Aggies     4 1 1
Johns Hopkins     6 2 0
VMI     6 2 1
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     5 2 1
Delaware     6 3 0
Maryland     6 3 0
Louisiana Normal College     4 2 0
Southwest Texas State     5 3 2
Davidson     4 3 1
Mississippi Normal     4 3 0
West Tennessee State Normal     4 3 0
Guilford     1 1 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     3 3 1
Presbyterian     4 4 0
Henderson-Brown     3 4 1
TCU     4 5 0
Wake Forest     3 4 0
Navy     3 5 1
Western Kentucky State Normal     1 4 2
Louisville     1 5 1
Marshall     1 7 0

The 1915 Davidson football team was an American football team that represented the Davidson College as an independent during the 1915 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bill Fetzer, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at Washington and Lee
L 0–14[2]
October 2at ClemsonT 6–6[3]
October 9at Georgia TechL 7–21[4]
October 16Wofford
W 45–0[5]
October 23vs. Roanoke
W 13–0[6]
November 6Furman
  • Sprunt Athletic Field
  • Davidson, NC
W 58–13[7]
November 13vs. North Carolina
  • Prince Albert Park
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 6–41[8]
November 25vs. Wake ForestW 21–7[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1915 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Generals down Davidson". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1915. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Keesler's run saved day for Red and Black". The Charlotte News. October 3, 1915. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Yellow Jackets defeat Davidson". The Atlanta Constitution. October 10, 1915. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Davidson wins from Wofford". The State. October 17, 1915. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Presbyterians win from heavy Roanoke eleven". Winston-Salem Journal. October 24, 1915. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Davidson defeats heavy Furman team". The State. November 7, 1915. p. 12. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Carolina showed exceptional form". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 14, 1915. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Davidson had easy time defeating Wake Forest". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 26, 1915. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.