1917 Clemson Tigers football team

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The 1917 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as Clemson University—during the 1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Under first-year head coach Edward Donahue, the team posted an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 5–1 in SIAA play.[1] F. L. Witsel was the team captain.[2]

Record6–2 (5–1 SIAA)
Headcoach
CaptainF. L. Witsel
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1917 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (5–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainF. L. Witsel
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 â†’
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1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech $4–0–09–0–0
Auburn5–1–06–2–1
Clemson5–1–06–2–0
Centre1–0–07–1–0
Mississippi A&M3–1–06–1–0
Alabama3–1–15–2–1
Sewanee4–2–15–2–1
Tulane2–1–05–3–0
Vanderbilt3–2–05–3–0
LSU2–3–03–5–0
South Carolina2–3–03–5–0
Wofford1–2–05–4–0
Furman1–3–03–5–0
Florida1–3–02–4–0
Ole Miss1–4–01–4–1
Howard (AL)0–2–13–3–1
The Citadel0–2–03–3–0
Mississippi College0–4–00–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.
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Stumpy Banks scored five touchdowns against Furman, setting a school record.[3][4] John Heisman ranked Clemson fourth in the south, or third in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.[5]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Presbyterian*W 13–0[6]
October 133:30 p.m.at Furman
W 38–0[7][8]
October 19Auburn
L 0–7[9]
October 25at South CarolinaW 21–13[10]
November 1at WoffordSpartanburg, SCW 27–16[11]
November 8vs. The Citadel
W 20–0[12]
November 17vs. FloridaW 55–7[13]
November 29vs. Davidson*L 9–21[14]
  • *Non-conference game
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