The 1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the

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games played by the member schools of the

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as part of the

1915 college football season The 1915 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing Cornell, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Pittsburgh as having been selected national champions in later years. Only Cornell ...

. The season began on September 25. Seven out of eight newspapers voted the SIAA championship to the

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. The ''

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'' declared it a tie between Vanderbilt and

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, which was then independent. However, Tech challenged Vandy's championship.

Regular season

SIAA teams in bold.

Week One

Week Two

Week Three

Week Four

Week Five

Week Six

Week Seven

Week Eight

Week Nine

Week Ten

Awards and honors

All-Americans

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Bully Van de Graaff William Travis "Bully" Van de Graaff (October 25, 1895 – April 26, 1977) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He attended Tuscaloosa High School. He played college football at the University of Alabama, w ...

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(WC-2; PD-1) *T -

Josh Cody Joshua Crittenden Cody (June 11, 1892 – June 17, 1961) was an American college athlete, head coach, and athletics director. Cody was a native of Tennessee and an alumnus of Vanderbilt University, where he played several sports. As a versatil ...

, Vanderbilt (WC-3) *G -

Baby Taylor George Ellis "Baby" Taylor (March 6, 1892 – March 24, 1926) was an American college football player and coach. He assisted the 1916 Spring Hill Badgers football team. Auburn University Football Taylor was a prominent tackle for Mike Don ...

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(WC-3)

All-Southern team

The composite All-Southern team selected by ten sports writers and coaches included:

References

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