1917 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1917 Clemson Tigers football team represented the Clemson Tigers of Clemson Agricultural College during the 1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Under first year head coach Edward Donahue, the team posted a 6–2 record.[1][2] F. L. Witsel was the captain.[3] Stumpy Banks scored five touchdowns against Furman for a school record.[4][5] John Heisman ranked Clemson fourth in the south, or third in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.[6]

1917 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1917 record6–2 (5–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainF. L. Witsel
Home stadiumRiggs 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
The Citadel 0 2 03 3 0
Howard (AL) 0 3 00 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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Presbyterian*W 13–0
October 13at FurmanGreenville, SCW 38–0
October 19Auburn
L 0–7
October 25at South CarolinaW 21–13[7]
November 1at WoffordSpartanburg, SCW 27–16
November 8vs. The Citadel
W 20–0
November 17vs. FloridaW 55–7[8]
November 29vs. Davidson*L 9–21[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2016 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). ClemsonTigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  4. "No. 19 Tigers Run Past Tar Heels, 52-7". Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  5. "Tiger Timeline". Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  6. Spalding's Football Guide. p. 55.
  7. "Tigers win gig game by lone touchdown". The State. October 26, 1917. Retrieved January 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Clemson Defeats Florida's Eleven". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. November 18, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved April 12, 2022 via Newspapers.com .
  9. "Davidson Defeated Clemson Tigers By Using Aerial Game". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina. November 30, 1917. p. 15. Retrieved April 12, 2022 via Newspapers.com .

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