1917 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1917 Sewanee Tigers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2–1 (4–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Captain Eben Wortham
Home stadium Hardee Field
Seasons
  1916
1918  
1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech $ 4 0 09 0 0
Auburn 5 1 06 2 1
Clemson 5 1 06 2 0
Centre 1 0 07 1 0
Mississippi A&M 3 1 06 1 0
Alabama 3 1 15 2 1
Sewanee 4 2 15 2 1
Tulane 2 1 05 3 0
Vanderbilt 3 2 05 3 0
LSU 2 3 03 5 0
South Carolina 2 3 03 5 0
Wofford 1 2 05 4 0
Furman 1 3 03 5 0
Florida 1 3 02 4 0
Ole Miss 1 4 01 4 1
Howard (AL) 0 2 13 3 1
The Citadel 0 2 03 3 0
Mississippi College 0 4 00 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.

The 1917 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1917 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach Charles Best in his first season and finished with a record of five wins, two losses, and one tie (5–2–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SIAA).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6 Howard (AL) T 6–6 [1]
October 132:30 p.m.vs. Transylvania *
W 72–0 [2] [3]
October 20vs. LSU W 3–0 [4]
October 273:00 p.m.vs. Kentucky
  • Andrews Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 7–0 [5] [6]
November 3at Alabama T 3–3 [7]
November 10 Ole Miss
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 69–7 [8]
November 172:30 p.m.vs. Centre *
L 0–28 [9] [10]
November 29at Vanderbilt L 6–13 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Howard College plays Sewanee to 6 and 6 tie". Nashville Tennessean. October 7, 1917. Retrieved May 14, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Football—Sewanee Vs. Transylvania". Chattanooga Daily Times . Chattanooga, Tennessee. October 13, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved April 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. "Track Meet For Tigers". The Chattanooga Sunday Times . Chattanooga, Tennessee. October 14, 1917. p. 15. Retrieved April 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. "Tigers Meet Defeat At Hands Of Sewanee, 3-0". The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. October 21, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved April 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. "Kentucky Faces Sewanee Eleven". The Chattanooga News. Chattanooga, Tennessee. October 27, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved April 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  6. "Wortham's Brilliant Runs, as Usual, Enable Sewanee to Win—Tiger Defense Great". The Chattanooga Sunday Times . Chattanooga, Tennessee. October 28, 1917. p. 14. Retrieved April 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. "Alabama and Sewanee tied". The Journal and Tribune. November 4, 1917. Retrieved February 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Sewanee Tiger is master Ole Miss". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1917. Retrieved December 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Final Local College Tilt". Chattanooga Daily Times . Chattanooga, Tennessee. November 17, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved April 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  10. "Tiger Claw Extracted". The Chattanooga Sunday Times . Chattanooga, Tennessee. November 18, 1917. p. 16. Retrieved April 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  11. "Vandy wins from Tigers". The Journal and Tribune. November 30, 1917. Retrieved December 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1917 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.