1917 Sewanee Tigers football team

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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).

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Howard (AL)
T 6–6[1]
October 132:30 p.m.vs. Transylvania*
W 72–0[2][3]
October 20vs. LSU
W 3–0[4]
October 273:00 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[8]
November 172:30 p.m.vs. Centre*
L 0–28[9][10]
November 29at Vanderbilt
L 6–13[11]
  • *Non-conference game
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