1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season | |
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League | NCAA |
Sport | College football |
Duration | September 28, 1917 through November 29, 1917 |
Number of teams | 17 |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | Georgia Tech |
Football seasons | |
← 1916 1918 → |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Centre | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi A&M | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sewanee | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard (AL) | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi College | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1917 college football season. The season began on September 28. A curtailing of expenses was required for extension into 1918.[1]
John Heisman's Georgia Tech team won the conference and was the South's first consensus national champion. Tech captain Walker Carpenter and halfback Everett Strupper were the first players from the Deep South ever selected for an All-America first-team. Tech quarterback Albert Hill led the nation in scoring. Though Centre did not claim a championship, it also posted an undefeated conference record, beginning the rise of its football program.
Regular season
Index to colors and formatting |
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Non-conference matchup; SIAA member won |
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member lost |
Non-conference matchup; tie |
Conference matchup |
SIAA teams in bold.
Week One
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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September 28 | Presbyterian | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC | W 13–0 | [2] | |
September 28 | Furman | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | GT 25–0 | [3] | |
September 29 | Wake Forest | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 33–0 | [3] | |
September 29 | Blountsville Aggies | Howard (AL) | Howard Athletic Field • Birmingham, AL | W 19–0 | [4] |
Week Two
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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October 3 | Second Ambulance Company of Ohio | Alabama | Soldiers Field • Montgomery, AL | W 7–0 | [5] | |
October 5 | Marion | Mississippi A&M | New Athletic Field • Starkville, MS | W 18–6 | [6] | |
October 6 | Jonesboro Aggies | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | T 0–0 | [7] | |
October 6 | 8th Ohio Infantry | Auburn | Soldiers Field • Montgomery, AL | W 13–0 | 2,500 | [8] |
October 6 | Wake Forest | Furman | Riverside Park • Greenville, SC | W 7–6 | [9][10] | |
October 6 | Penn | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 41–0 | 10,000 | [11] |
October 6 | Southwestern Louisiana Industrial | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 20–6 | ||
October 6 | Newberry | South Carolina | Davis Field • Columbia, SC | W 38–0 | [12] | |
October 6 | Transylvania | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 41–0 | [13] | |
October 6 | Charleston Navy | The Citadel | College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC | W 19–7 | ||
October 6 | Guilford | Wofford | Spartanburg, SC | W 20–0 | [14] | |
October 6 | Howard (AL) | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | SEW 42–7 | [15] | |
October 6 | Jefferson College (LA) | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 32–0 | ||
October 6 | Kentucky Military Institute | Centre | Cheek Field • Danville, KY | W 104–0 | [16] |
Week Three
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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October 12 | Marion | Alabama | University Field • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 13–0 | [17] | |
October 13 | Howard (AL) | Auburn | Drake Field • Auburn, AL | AUB 53–0 | [18] | |
October 13 | Vanderbilt | Chicago | Stagg Field • Chicago, IL | L 0–48 | [19] | |
October 13 | Clemson | Furman | Riverside Park • Greenville, SC | CLEM 38–0 | [20] | |
October 13 | South Carolina | Florida | Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL | FLA 21–13 | [21] | |
October 13 | Davidson | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 32–10 | [22] | |
October 13 | LSU | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | LSU 52–7 | [23] | |
October 13 | Mississippi College | Mississippi A&M | New Athletic Field • Starkville, MS | MSA&M 68–0 | [24] | |
October 13 | Transylvania | Sewanee | Andrews Field • Chattanooga, TN | W 76–0 | [25] | |
October 13 | Spring Hill | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 28–0 | ||
October 13 | Presbyterian | The Citadel | College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC | L 0–7 | [26] | |
October 13 | New York Ambulance Corps | Wofford | Wofford Park • Spartanburg, SC | W 21–0 | [27] |
Week Four
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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October 19 | Auburn | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC | AUB 7–0 | [28] | |
October 20 | Newberry | Furman | Riverside Park • Greenville, SC | W 20–7 | [29] | |
October 20 | Washington and Lee | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 63–0 | [30] | |
October 20 | Sewanee | LSU | Heinemann Park • New Orleans, LA | SEW 3–0 | [31] | |
October 20 | Tulane | Florida | Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL | TUL 52–0 | [32] | |
October 20 | Vanderbilt | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, KY | W 5–0 | [33] | |
October 20 | Erskine | The Citadel | College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC | W 18–7 | [34] | |
October 20 | Mississippi College | Alabama | University Field • Tuscaloosa, AL | ALA 46–0 | [35] | |
October 20 | Presbyterian | Wofford | Spartanburg, SC | L 6–7 | [36] | |
October 20 | Marion | Howard (AL) | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL | W 12–7 | [37] | |
October 20 | Centre | DePauw | Greencastle, IN | L 0–6 | [38] |
Week Five
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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October 25 | Clemson | South Carolina | State Fairgrounds • Columbia, SC | CLEM 21–13 | [39] | |
October 26 | Erskine | Wofford | Spartanburg, SC | W 21–0 | [40] | |
October 26 | Ole Miss | Alabama | University Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ALA 64–0 | [41] | |
October 26 | Ouachita | Mississippi College | Jackson, MS | L 0–7 | [42] | |
October 27 | Mississippi A&M | Auburn | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL | AUB 13–6 | [43] | |
October 27 | Florida Southern | Florida | Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL | W 19–7 | [44] | |
October 27 | Kentucky | Sewanee | Andrews Field • Chattanooga, TN | W 7–0 | [45] | |
October 27 | LSU | Texas A&M | League Park • San Antonio, TX | L 27–0 | [46] | |
October 27 | 141st Field Artillery | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 19–0 | [47] | |
October 27 | Howard (AL) | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 69–0 | [48] | |
October 27 | Newberry | The Citadel | College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC | W 32–7 | [49] | |
October 27 | Centre | Maryville (TN) | Maryville, TN | W 34–0 | [50] |
Week Six
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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November 1 | Clemson | Wofford | Spartanburg, SC | CLEM 27–16 | [51] | |
November 2 | Tulane | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | L 0–35 | [52] | |
November 3 | Arkansas | LSU | Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LA | L 0–14 | [53] | |
November 3 | Florida | Auburn | Drake Field • Auburn, AL | AUB 68–0 | [54] | |
November 3 | Davidson | Furman | Riverside Park • Greenville, SC | L 7–28 | [55] | |
November 3 | Vanderbilt | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | GT 83–0 | [56] | |
November 3 | Ole Miss | Mississippi A&M | Fair Grounds • Tupelo, MS | MSA&M 41–14 | 1,000 | [57] |
November 3 | Sewanee | Alabama | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL | T 3–3 | [58] | |
November 3 | Erskine | South Carolina | Davis Field • Columbia, SC | L 13–14 | [59] | |
November 3 | Kentucky | Centre | Cheek Field • Danville, KY | W 3–0 | [60] |
Week Seven
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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November 8 | The Citadel | Clemson | County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, SC | CLEM 20–0 | [61] | |
November 8 | Furman | South Carolina | Pee Dee Fair • Florence, SC | SCAR 26–0 | [62] | |
November 9 | Acipco YMCA | Howard (AL) | Birmingham, AL | W 31–0 | ||
November 9 | Wofford | Newberry | Newberry, SC | W 45–0 | [63] | |
November 9 | Centre | Kentucky Wesleyan | Winchester, KY | W 37–0 | [64] | |
November 10 | Davidson | Auburn | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | L 7–21 | [65] | |
November 10 | Georgia Tech | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | GT 48–0 | [66] | |
November 10 | Mississippi College | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | LSU 34–0 | [67] | |
November 10 | Kentucky | Mississippi A&M | New Athletic Field • Starkville, MS | W 14–0 | [68] | |
November 10 | Ole Miss | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | SEW 69–7 | [69] | |
November 10 | Vanderbilt | Alabama | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL | VAN 7–2 | [70] |
Week Eight
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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November 17 | Alabama | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, KY | W 27–0 | [71] | |
November 17 | Auburn | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | AUB 31–7 | [72] | |
November 17 | Centre | Sewanee | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN | CEN 28–0 | [73] | |
November 17 | Clemson | Florida | Barrs Field • Jacksonville, FL | CLEM 55–7 | [74] | |
November 17 | Carlisle | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 98–0 | [75] | |
November 17 | Mississippi A&M | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | MSA&M 9–0 | [76] | |
November 17 | Presbyterian | Furman | Riverside Park • Greenville, SC | L 7–14 | [77] | |
November 17 | Rice | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 0–16 | [78] | |
November 17 | South Carolina | Wofford | Spartanburg Fairgrounds • Spartanburg, SC | WOFF 20–0 | [79] |
Week Nine
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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November 24 | Ohio State | Auburn | Soldiers Field • Montgomery, AL | T 0–0 | 10,000 | [80] |
November 24 | Presbyterian | South Carolina | Davis Field • Columbia, SC | L 14–20 | [81] | |
November 24 | Wofford | Davidson | Sprunt Field • Davidson, NC | L 0–62 | [82] | |
November 24 | Centre | Transylvania | Thomas Field • Lexington, KY | W 28–0 | [83] |
Week Ten
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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November 29 | Camp Gordon | Alabama | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL | L 6–19 | [84] | |
November 29 | Clemson | Davidson | Wearn Field • Charlotte, NC | L 9–21 | [85] | |
November 29 | Wofford | Furman | Riverside Park • Greenville, SC | FUR 18–3 | [86] | |
November 29 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | GT 68–7 | 20,000 | [87] |
November 29 | Florida | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, KY | L 0–52 | [88] | |
November 29 | Ole Miss | Mississippi College | State Fairgrounds • Jackson, MS | MISS 21–0 | [89] | |
November 29 | Haskell | Mississippi A&M | Russwood Park • Memphis, TN | W 7–6 | [90] | |
November 29 | The Citadel | South Carolina | Davis Field • Columbia, SC | SCAR 20–0 | [91] | |
November 29 | Tulane | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | TUL 28–6 | [92] | |
November 29 | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 13–6 | [93] | |
November 29 | Howard (AL) | Spring Hill | Monroe Field • Mobile, AL | L 7–12 | [94] | |
November 29 | Georgetown (KY) | Centre | Cheek Field • Danville, KY | W 13–0 | [95] |
Awards and honors
All-Americans
- T – Walker Carpenter, Georgia Tech (MS, DJ)
- C – Pup Phillips, Georgia Tech (DJ)
- QB – Albert Hill, Georgia Tech (JV-2)
- HB – Everett Strupper, Georgia Tech (MS; JV-2; PP-1 [qb], DJ [qb])
- HB – Joe Guyon, Georgia Tech (PP-2, DJ)
All-Southern team
The composite All-Southern eleven formed by the selection of 7 coaches and sporting writers included:[96][97]
Position | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Class | Hometown | Team |
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QB | Albert Hill | 5'7" | 164 | Sr. | Washington, Georgia | Georgia Tech |
HB | Everett Strupper | 5'7" | 148 | Sr. | Columbus, Georgia | Georgia Tech |
HB | Buck Flowers | 5'7" | 140 | Fr. | Sumter, South Carolina | Davidson |
FB | Joe Guyon | 5'11" | 186 | Jr. | Magdalena, New Mexico | Georgia Tech |
E | Moon Ducote | 5'10" | 187 | Jr. | Cottonport, Louisiana | Auburn |
T | Walker Carpenter | 6'2" | 184 | Sr. | Newnan, Georgia | Georgia Tech |
G | Pete Bonner | 6'2" | 183 | So. | Clay Co., Alabama | Auburn |
C | Pup Phillips | 6'0" | 182 | Jr. | Carnesville, Georgia | Georgia Tech |
G | Tram Sessions | So. | Birmingham, Alabama | Alabama | ||
T | Bill Fincher | 6'0" | 182 | So. | Atlanta | Georgia Tech |
E | Alfred T. Adams | 175 | So. | Nashville, Tennessee | Vanderbilt |
References
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- ^ "Alabama wins from heavier Ohio team". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 4, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marion Institute holds Mississippi A&M to close score". The Marion Times-Standard. October 11, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jonesboro Aggies and Ole Miss tie". The Arkansas Gazette. October 7, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn downs fast team of Ohioans by score of 13 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 7, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman and Wake Forest will play". The Greenville Daily News. October 6, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Game little Furman sends Wake Forest team down to defeat". The Greenville Daily News. October 7, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn team swamped by Georgia Tech". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 7, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Longwell's Baptists triumph over Marion Cadets in close battle". The Birmingham News. October 21, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Wortham's brilliant runs, as usual, enable Sewanee to win—Tiger defense great". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 28, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "34 to 0; Centre wallops Tennesseans Saturday, not allowing them to make a single score". The Kentucky Advocate. October 29, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson bested Wofford eleven". The Charlotte News. November 2, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies held Tulane scoreless and won". The Houston Post. November 3, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L.S.U. loses to Arkansas eleven". The Birmingham Age-Herald. November 4, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida downed by Auburn Tigers by score of 68 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 4, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman played Davidson to a standstill although local eleven lost game". The Greenville Daily News. November 4, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Yellow Jackets rout Vanderbilt". The State. November 4, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi Aggies defeat Ole Miss". The Commercial Appeal. November 4, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama and Sewanee tied". The Journal and Tribune. November 4, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seceders stop Gamecock rush". The State. November 4, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Wofford ran away with Newberrians". The Columbia Record. November 10, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wesleyan boys injured in football game". The Winchester Sun. November 10, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Yellow Jackets ride through to another triumph". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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