1917 Sewanee Tigers football team

The 1917 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1917 college football season.

1917 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2–1 (4–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainEben Wortham
Home stadiumHardee Field
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.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Howard (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 10Ole Miss
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 69–7
November 171:30 p.m.vs. Centre*
L 0–28[8][9]
November 29at Vanderbilt
L 6–13

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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.
  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.
  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.
  5. "Kentucky Faces Sewanee Eleven". The Chattanooga News. Chattanooga, Tennessee. October 27, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  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.
  7. "Alabama and Sewanee tied". The Journal and Tribune. November 4, 1917. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Final Local College Tilt". Chattanooga Daily Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. November 17, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Tiger Claw Extracted". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. November 18, 1917. p. 16. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "1917 Sewanee football schedule".
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