1915 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1915 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as an independent during the 1915 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Frank "Buck" O'Neill, the Orangemen compiled a record of 9–1–2.[1]

1915 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1–2
Head coach
CaptainTam Rose
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
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
September 25All-SyracuseW 43–0
October 2Bucknell
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 6–0
October 9at PrincetonL 0–35,000
October 16Rochester
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 82–05,000
October 23at Brown
W 6–0
October 30MichiganW 14–7[2]
November 6Mount Union
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 73–0
November 13Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 38–025,000[3]
November 20Dartmouth
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
T 0–0
November 25at MontanaT 6–6[4][5]
December 1vs. Oregon AgriculturalW 28–08,000–10,000[6]
December 6at OccidentalLos Angeles, CAW 35–05,000[7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "1915 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ E.A. Batchelor (October 31, 1915). "Syracuse Eleven Too Powerful for Yost's Aggregation". Detroit Free Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Syracuse Spoils Colgate's Record: 25,000 Persons See Victors Smother Undefeated Team, 38 to 0". The New York Times. November 14, 1915. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Montana ties Syracuse in hard contest at Missoula". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 26, 1915. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Even break for Montana eleven". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 26, 1915. p. 20.
  6. ^ "Syracuse Is 28-0 Victor Over O. A. C." The Oregon Journal. Portland, Oregon. December 1, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved June 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ Williams, Harry A. (December 7, 1915). "Syracuse Defeats Occidental Team, 35 To 0". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 21. Retrieved June 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ Williams, Harry A. (December 7, 1915). "Syracuse Too Strong (continued)". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 21. Retrieved June 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Detailed Account Of Occidental's Defeat By Syracuse Football Team". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 7, 1915. p. 23. Retrieved June 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .