1915 Mississippi College Collegians football team

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1915 Mississippi College Collegians football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1915 record4–3–1 (2–3 SIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
  1914
1916 
1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Vanderbilt $500  910
Alabama 500  620
LSU 400  620
Transylvania 301  711
Auburn 510  620
Georgia 311  522
Chattanooga 312  522
Mississippi A&M 421  521
Kentucky 211  611
Florida 330  430
Clemson 221  242
South Carolina 111  531
Furman 110  530
Mercer 110  540
Mississippi College 230  441
The Citadel 120  530
Sewanee 122  432
Tennessee 140  440
Tulane 140  440
Centre 031  351
Louisville 031  151
Howard (AL) 030  341
Wofford 030  350
Ole Miss 050  260
  • $ Conference champion

The 1915 Mississippi College Collegians football team represented Mississippi College in the 1915 college football season. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
Sept 25Chamberlain Hunt AcademyW 28–0
Oct 2Mississippi A&ML 12–0
Oct 8at LSUL 14–0
Oct 16AlabamaL 40–0
Oct 23Southern MissW 55–7
Oct 30at TulaneW 20–6
Nov 13Ole MissW 74–6
Nov 20at Louisiana TechT 0–0
Nov 27Ouachita BaptistCancelled

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