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
ConfOverall
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 131:30 p.m.vs. Transylvania *
W 72–0 [2] [3]
October 20vs. LSU
W 3–0 [4]
October 272:00 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 171:30 p.m.vs. Centre *
L 0–28 [9] [10]
November 29at Vanderbilt
L 6–13 [11]

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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.


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