1915 Howard Baptists football team

1915 Howard Baptists football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–4–1 (0–3 SIAA)
Head coach	Eugene Caton (1st season)
Home stadium	Howard Athletic Field Rickwood Field
Seasons ←  1914 1916  →

1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Alabama	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
LSU	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Transylvania	3	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Auburn	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Georgia	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
Chattanooga	3	–	1	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
Mississippi A&M	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Clemson	2	–	2	–	1			2	–	4	–	2
South Carolina	1	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Furman	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Mercer	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Mississippi College	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
The Citadel	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	2	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Tennessee	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Tulane	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Central University	0	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Louisville	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	5	–	1
Howard (AL)	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Wofford	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1915 Howard Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as the Samford University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1915 college football season. In their first year under head coach Eugene Caton, the team compiled an 3–4–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 2	at Alabama	University Field Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–44	[1]
October 9	Alabama Presbyterian *	Howard Athletic Field Birmingham, AL	W 7–0	[2]
October 15	Southern (AL) *	Greensboro, AL	W 6–0	[3]
October 22	Ninth District Agricultural School*	Howard Athletic Field Birmingham, AL	W 20–0	[4]
October 30	at Mercer	Central City Park Macon, GA	L 7–14	[5]
November 6	vs. Birmingham *	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	T 6–6	[6]
November 13	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 3–32	[7]
November 25	at Spring Hill *	Maxon Park Mobile, AL	L 0–6	[8]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Alabama boys go roughshod over Howard". The Birmingham News. October 3, 1915. Retrieved May 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Howard boys get disappointment in Saturday's game". The Birmingham News. October 10, 1915. Retrieved May 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Howard wins close game from Southern, 6 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 16, 1915. Retrieved May 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Baptists take Farmers in tow by 20 to 0 score". The Birmingham News. October 23, 1915. Retrieved May 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mercer defeated the Howard eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. October 31, 1915. Retrieved May 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "In bloody struggle Howard is held to tie by Birmingham squad". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1915. Retrieved May 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Blackwelder is Howard star; Kicks field goal". The Birmingham News. November 14, 1915. Retrieved May 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Howard boys downed by Spring Hill team before a great crowd". The Birmingham News. November 26, 1915. Retrieved May 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.