1915 Franklin & Marshall football team

The 1915 Franklin & Marshall football team was an American football team that represented Franklin & Marshall College during the 1915 college football season. The team compiled a 6–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 188 to 43.[1] John M. Reed was the head coach.

1915 Franklin & Marshall football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
Home stadiumWilliamson Field
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cornell     9 0 0
Pittsburgh     8 0 0
Columbia     5 0 0
Harvard     8 1 0
Carnegie Tech     7 1 0
Rutgers     7 1 0
Villanova     6 1 0
Washington & Jefferson     8 1 1
Colgate     5 1 0
Syracuse     9 1 2
Dartmouth     7 1 1
Tufts     5 1 2
Penn State     7 2 0
Lafayette     8 3 0
Princeton     6 2 0
Franklin & Marshall     6 2 0
Temple     3 1 1
Geneva     6 3 0
Wesleyan     6 3 0
Allegheny     5 3 0
Swarthmore     5 3 0
Army     5 3 1
Lehigh     6 4 0
Holy Cross     3 2 2
Brown     5 4 1
Fordham     4 4 0
NYU     4 4 1
Middlebury     3 4 2
Muhlenberg     4 5 0
Yale     4 5 0
Boston College     3 4 0
Penn     3 5 2
WPI     3 5 1
Buffalo     3 5 0
Carlisle     3 6 2
Rhode Island State     3 5 0
New Hampshire     3 6 1
Gettysburg     3 6 0
Rochester     3 6 0
Bucknell     2 6 3
Vermont     1 4 2
Williams     1 7 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at PennL 6–10[2][3]
October 9St. John's (MD)
W 48–0
October 16Dickinson
  • Williamson Field
  • Lancaster, PA
W 19–0
October 23at Swarthmore
W 21–7[4]
October 30Susquehanna
  • Williamson Field
  • Lancaster, PA
W 53–0[5]
November 6Haverford
  • Williamson Field
  • Lancaster, PA
W 13–0[6]
November 13Ursinus
  • Williamson Field
  • Lancaster, PA
W 20–13[7]
November 25Gettysburg
  • Williamson Field
  • Lancaster, PA
L 8–135,000-6,000[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Franklin & Marshall Game by Game Results" (PDF). Franklin & Marshall University. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Franklin & Marshall's Defeat Was Virtually a Victory". The New Era. October 4, 1915. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "F. and M. Makes Old Penn Hustle". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 3, 1915. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "F. & M. Tears Through Swarthmore and Defeats Quaker Eleven, 21 to 7". The Lancaster News Journal. October 25, 1915. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "F. & M.'s Scoring Machine Passes Two Century Mark". The Lancaster Daily Intelligencer. November 1, 1915. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "A Grand Foot Ball Exhibition Given on Williamson Field". The New Era. November 8, 1915. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "F. & M. Arises to Emergency, beats Ursinus in Tough Game". The Lancaster News Journal. November 15, 1915. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gettysburg Won Thanksgiving Game by 13 to 8 Score". The Lancaster Examiner. November 27, 1915. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.