1915 Colgate football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1915
| team = Colgate
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 5–1
| head_coach = Laurence Bankart
| hc_year = 4th
| captain = Earl Abell
| stadium = Whitnall Field
}}
{{1915 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1915 Colgate football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1915 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Laurence Bankart, the team compiled a 5–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 223 to 38. Earl Abell was the team captain.{{cite web|title=2008 Colgate Football Media Guide|publisher=Colgate University|page=126|year=2008|access-date=June 6, 2020|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/gocolgateraiders.com/documents/2008/8/1/HISTORY.pdf}}{{cite news|title=1915 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=June 6, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colgate/1915-schedule.html}} The team played its home games on Whitnall Field in Hamilton, New York.
Schedule
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|October 2||{{cfb link|year=1915|team=Susquehanna Crusaders|title=Susquehanna}}|Whitnall Field|Hamilton, NY|W 44-0||
|October 9|at|{{cfb link|year=1915|team=Rochester Yellowjackets|title=Rochester}}||Rochester, NY|W 44-0||{{cite news|title=Right Off Reel Maroon Crosses Varsity's Goal: Colgate Tabs Twenty-six Points in First Period|newspaper=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|date=October 10, 1915|page=38|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120816117/right-off-reel-maroon-crosses-varsitys/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 16|at|Army|The Plain|West Point, NY|W 13-0||{{cite news|title=Maroon Backs Pierce Cadet Defense Line: Colgate Defeats Army, 13-0, in Bittersweet Struggle|newspaper=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|date=October 17, 1915|page=35|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120801156/maroon-backs-pierce-cadet-defense-line/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 23||{{cfb link|year=1915|team=RPI Engineers|title=RPI}}|Whitnall Field|Hamilton, NY|W 107-0||
|October 30|at|Yale|Yale Bowl|New Haven, CT|W 15-0||{{cite news|title=Colgate Humbles Yale Eleven|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 31, 1915|page=Sports 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113577820/colgate-humbles-yale-eleven/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 13|at|Syracuse|Archbold Stadium|Syracuse, NY (rivalry)|L 0-38|25,000|{{cite news|title=Syracuse Spoils Colgate's Record: 25,000 Persons See Victors Smother Undefeated Team, 38 to 0|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 14, 1915|page=Sports 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120802162/syracuse-spoils-colgates-record/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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