1915 Massillon Tigers season

American football team season August 2023 Massillon Tigers 1915 5–2 Stan Cofall Hospital Grounds Stadium 1907 The 1915 Massillon Tigers football season was the sixth season of competition for the Massillon Tigers franchise, and their first season since 1907. The team posted a 5–2 record and obtained a share of the 1915 Ohio League Championship, with the Canton Bulldogs and the Youngstown Patricians. Schedule Game Date Opponent Result 1 October 10, 1915 Cleveland Blepp-Knits W 41–3 2 October 24, 1915 at Detroit Mack Park Maroons W 9–7 3 October 31, 1915 Columbus Panhandles L 0–16 4 November 7, 1915 at Martins Ferry Athletics W 47–0 5 November 14, 1915 Canton BulldogsThis was Jim Thorpe's first professional football game. He was used sparingly by coach Harry Hazlett. Hazlett was shortly thereafter fired by manager Jack Cusack for benching Thorpe, which Cusack felt may have cost Canton the game.This was the first game between these two teams since the Canton Bulldogs–Massillon Tigers betting scandal of 1906. W 16–0 6 November 21, 1915 at Toledo Maroons W 3–0 7 November 28, 1915 at Canton Bulldogs L 0–6 Notes Sources Thorpe Arrives PFRA Annual Professional Football Researchers Association 1–5 http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Thorpe_Arrives.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120311103541/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Thorpe_Arrives.pdf 2012-03-11 Pro Football Archives: 1915 Massillon Tigers Category:Massillon Tigers seasons Category:1915 in sports in Ohio Massillon Tigers