1917 Sewanee Tigers football team

1917 Sewanee Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–2–1 (4–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Charles Best (1st season)
Captain	Eben Wortham
Home stadium	Hardee Field

1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.

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).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 6		Howard (AL)	Hardee Field Sewanee, TN	T 6–6	[1]
October 13	1:30 p.m.	vs. Transylvania*	Andrews Field Chattanooga, TN	W 72–0	[2][3]
October 20		vs. LSU	Heinemann Park New Orleans, LA	W 3–0	[4]
October 27	2:00 p.m.	vs. Kentucky	Andrews Field Chattanooga, TN	W 7–0	[5][6]
November 3		at Alabama	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	T 3–3	[7]
November 10		Ole Miss	Hardee Field Sewanee, TN	W 69–7	[8]
November 17	1:30 p.m.	vs. Centre*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 0–28	[9][10]
November 29		at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 6–13	[11]
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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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 .
3. "Track Meet For Tigers". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. October 14, 1917. p. 15. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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 .
5. "Kentucky Faces Sewanee Eleven". The Chattanooga News. Chattanooga, Tennessee. October 27, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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 .
7. "Alabama and Sewanee tied". The Journal and Tribune. November 4, 1917. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Sewanee Tiger is master Ole Miss". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1917. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Final Local College Tilt". Chattanooga Daily Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. November 17, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Tiger Claw Extracted". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. November 18, 1917. p. 16. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "Vandy wins from Tigers". The Journal and Tribune. November 30, 1917. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1917 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.