1915 Montana A&M football team

American college football season

1915 Montana A&M football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–2–1
Head coach	Fred Bennion (2nd season)
Captain	Radford "Punk" Taylor
Seasons← 1914 1916 →

1915 Western college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Hawaii		–		5	–	1	–	1
New Mexico		–		3	–	1	–	0
New Mexico A&M		–		5	–	2	–	0
Montana A&M		–		4	–	2	–	1
Arizona		–		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
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.

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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 2	Montana Mines	Bozeman, MT	W 16–0
October 9	Colorado College	Bozeman, MT	L 0–47
October 13	Denver	Bozeman, MT	L 3–27
October 16	Butte Athletic Club	Bozeman, MT	W 29–6
October 23	Montana Mines	Bozeman, MT	T 6–6
November 5	All-Stars	Bozeman, MT	W 14–0
November 13	Utah Agricultural	Bozeman, MT	W 7–0

References

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

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