1915 Montana A&M football team

1915 Montana A&M football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–1
Head coach
CaptainRadford "Punk" Taylor
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington   –   7 – 0 – 0
Washington State   –   7 – 0 – 0
Hawaii   –   5 – 1 – 1
Oregon   –   7 – 2 – 0
New Mexico   –   3 – 1 – 0
New Mexico A&M   –   5 – 2 – 0
Montana A&M   –   4 – 2 – 1
Arizona   –   5 – 3 – 0
Oregon Agricultural   –   5 – 3 – 0
California   –   8 – 5 – 0
Tempe Normal   –   3 – 2 – 0
University Farm   –   3 – 2 – 0
Cheney Normal   –   1 – 1 – 0
Montana   –   2 – 2 – 2
Willamette   –   2 – 2 – 1
USC   –   3 – 4 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   3 – 7 – 0
Idaho   –   1 – 4 – 1
Nevada   –   0 – 6 – 0

The 1915 Montana A&M football team was an American football team that represented the Montana College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Montana State University) during the 1915 college football season. In its second season under head coach Fred Bennion, the team compiled a 4–2–1 record and was outscored by a total of 86 to 75.[1]

Radford "Punk" Taylor, who had previously played for Gallatin High, was the team captain.[2][3]

Cy Gatton was the quarterback and was selected at the end of the season to serve as captain of the 1916 team. In announcing the selection of Gatton, The Anaconda Standard noted: "Gatton has played a brilliant, scrappy and consistent game throughout the entire schedule and has been the pillar of the Aggie defense.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Montana MinesBozeman, MTW 16–0
October 9Colorado CollegeBozeman, MTL 0–47
October 13DenverBozeman, MTL 3–27
October 16Butte Athletic ClubBozeman, MTW 29–6
October 23Montana TechBozeman, MTT 6–6
November 5All-StarsBozeman, MTW 14–0[5]
November 13Utah AgriculturalBozeman, MTW 7–0[6]

References

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 56.
  2. ^ Bobcat Record Book, p. 103.
  3. ^ "Taylor Is Captain". The Butte Miner. November 23, 1914. p. 8.
  4. ^ "Gatton Is Captain". The Anaconda Standard. November 21, 1915. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pick-Up Team Gives Aggies Good Battle". The Anaconda Standard. November 6, 1915. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Utah Aggies Lose To Montana Eleven". The Salt Lake Telegram. November 14, 1915. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.