1915 Canton Bulldogs season
American football team 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 5â2 and a share of the Ohio League title with the Massillon Tigers and the Youngstown Patricians.
| 1915 Canton Bulldogs season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Harry Hazlett, Jim Thorpe |
| Home stadium | League Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 5â2 |
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 10, 1915 | Wheeling Athletic Club | W 75â0 | |
| 2 | October 17, 1915 | Columbus Panhandles | W 7â0 | |
| 3 | October 24, 1915 | at Detroit Heralds | L 3â9 | [1] |
| 4 | October 31, 1915 | North Cincinnati Athletic Club | W 41â12 | |
| 5 | November 7, 1915 | Altoona Indians | W 38â0 | |
| 6 | November 14, 1915 | at Massillon Tigers[a][b] | L 0â16 | [2] |
| 7 | November 21, 1915 | at Shelby Blues | Canceled | |
| 8 | November 28, 1915 | Massillon Tigers | W 6â0 | [3] |
Notes
- 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.
- This was the first game between these two teams since the Canton BulldogsâMassillon Tigers betting scandal of 1906.
