1915 Canton Bulldogs season

American football team season November 2013 March 2026 Canton Bulldogs 1915 5–2 Harry Hazlett, Jim Thorpe League Field The 1915 Canton Bulldogs season was their sixth season that the Canton Bulldogs franchise competed in the Ohio League, a professional American football sports league. For the first time since 1906, that the team was once again called the "Bulldogs". The season also marked the arrival of the legendary Jim Thorpe to the Canton lineup. The team finished with a known record of 5–2 and a share of the Ohio League title with the Massillon Tigers and the Youngstown Patricians. Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Ref. 1 October 10, 1915 Wheeling Athletic Club W 75–0 2 October 17, 1915 Columbus Panhandles W 7–0 3 October 24, 1915 at Detroit Heralds L 3–9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-evening-times-heralds-win-maroo/128426683/ Heralds Win; Maroons Lose Detroit Free Press 6 October 25, 1915 July 17, 2023 newspapers.com 4 October 31, 1915 North Cincinnati Athletic Club W 41–12 5 November 7, 1915 Altoona Indians W 38–0 6 November 14, 1915 at Massillon TigersThis 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. L 0–16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-massillon-tigers/128426488/ Massillon Tigers The Cincinnati Enquirer 9 November 15, 1915 July 17, 2023 newspapers.com 7 November 21, 1915 at Shelby Blues Canceled 8 November 28, 1915 Massillon Tigers W 6–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-jim-thorpe-playe/128426398/ Jim Thorpe Played The Cincinnati Enquirer 8 November 29, 1915 July 17, 2023 newspapers.com Notes Sources Pro Football Archives: Canton Bulldogs 1915 https://web.archive.org/web/20120318165110/http://www.profootballarchives.com/1915canbu.html March 18, 2012 References Further reading PFRA Annual 1987 8 Pioneer in Pro Football Jack Cusack C. L. Douglas http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/09-An-320.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20120311103506/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/09-An-320.pdf March 11, 2012 Wayback Machine Category:Canton Bulldogs seasons Canton Bulldogs Canton Bulldogs