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Sports season
1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season League NCAA Sport College football Duration September 28, 1917 through November 29, 1917 Number of teams 17 Season champions Georgia Tech
The 1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1917 college football season . The season began on September 28. A curtailing of expenses was required for extension into 1918.[ 1]
John Heisman 's Georgia Tech team won the conference and was the South's first consensus national champion. Tech captain Walker Carpenter and halfback Everett Strupper were the first players from the Deep South ever selected for an All-America first-team. Tech quarterback Albert Hill led the nation in scoring. Though Centre did not claim a championship, it also posted an undefeated conference record, beginning the rise of its football program.
Regular season
Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member won
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup
SIAA teams in bold .
Week One
Week Two
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 3
Ohio Am Corp.
Alabama
Soldiers Field • Montgomery, Alabama
W 7–0
October 5
Marion
Mississippi A&M
New Athletic Field • Starkville, Mississippi
W 18–6
October 6
Arkansas State
Ole Miss
Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi
T 0–0
October 6
Howard
Auburn
Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama
AUB 53–0
October 6
Wake Forest
Furman
Greenville, South Carolina
W 7–6
October 6
Penn
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta
W 41–0
[ 3]
October 6
Louisiana-Lafayette
LSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
W 20–6
October 6
Newberry
South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
W 38–0
October 6
Transylvania
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee
W 41–0
October 6
Charleston Navy
The Citadel
Charleston, South Carolina
W 19–7
October 6
Wofford
Guilford
Greensboro, North Carolina
W 20-0
Week Three
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 12
Marion
Alabama
Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
W 13–0
October 13
Fort Sheridan
Auburn
Montgomery, Alabama
W 13–0
October 13
Vanderbilt
Chicago
Stagg Field • Chicago
L 48–0
October 13
Clemson
Furman
Greenville, South Carolina
CLEM 38–0
October 13
South Carolina
Florida
Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida
FLA 21–13
October 13
Davidson
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta
W 32–10
October 13
LSU
Ole Miss
Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi
LSU 52–7
October 13
Mississippi College
Mississippi A&M
New Athletic Field • Starkville, Mississippi
MSA&M 68–0
October 13
Transylvania
Sewanee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
W 76–0
October 13
Spring Hill
Tulane
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
W 28–0
October 13
The Citadel
Presbyterian
Clinton, South Carolina
L 0–7
October 13
Army Am Corp.
Wofford
Spartanburg, South Carolina
W 21-0
Week Four
Week Five
Week Six
Week Seven
Week Eight
Week Nine
Week Ten
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 29
Camp Gordon
Alabama
Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama
L 19–6
November 29
Clemson
Davidson
• Charlotte, North Carolina
L 21–9
November 29
Wofford
Furman
Greenville, South Carolina
FUR 18–3
November 29
Auburn
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta
GT 68–7
20,000
[ 10]
November 29
Florida
Kentucky
Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky
L 52–0
November 29
Ole Miss
Mississippi College
Jackson, Mississippi
MISS 21–0
November 29
Haskell
Mississippi A&M
Memphis, Tennessee
W 7–6
November 29
The Citadel
South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
SCAR 20–0
November 29
Tulane
LSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
LSU 28–6
November 29
Sewanee
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee
VAN 13–6
Awards and honors
All-Americans
All-Southern team
The composite All-Southern eleven formed by the selection of 7 coaches and sporting writers included:[ 11] [ 12]
Position
Name
Height
Weight (lbs.)
Class
Hometown
Team
QB
Albert Hill
5'7"
164
Sr.
Washington, Georgia
Georgia Tech
HB
Everett Strupper
5'7"
148
Sr.
Columbus, Georgia
Georgia Tech
HB
Buck Flowers
5'7"
140
Fr.
Sumter, South Carolina
Davidson
FB
Joe Guyon
5'11"
186
Jr.
Magdalena, New Mexico
Georgia Tech
E
Moon Ducote
5'10"
187
Jr.
Cottonport, Louisiana
Auburn
T
Walker Carpenter
6'2"
184
Sr.
Newnan, Georgia
Georgia Tech
G
Pete Bonner
6'2"
183
So.
Clay Co., Alabama
Auburn
C
Pup Phillips
6'0"
182
Jr.
Carnesville, Georgia
Georgia Tech
G
Tram Sessions
So.
Birmingham, Alabama
Alabama
T
Bill Fincher
6'0"
182
So.
Atlanta
Georgia Tech
E
Alfred T. Adams
175
So.
Nashville, Tennessee
Vanderbilt
References
^ "Dixie Colleges Continue Intercollegiate Athletic; Expenses to Be Curtailed" . Atlanta Constitution . December 8, 1917. p. 12. Retrieved August 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b "Football Season In Atlanta Opens With Two Games" . The Atlanta Constitution . September 30, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Athletics" . The Pennsylvania Gazette . 16 (2). Weekly Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania: 47–48. October 12, 1917.
^ "Georgia Crushes W. And. L" (PDF) . The New York Times . October 21, 1917. p. 3.
^ "Vanderbilt Completely Overwhelmed" (PDF) . The Technique . November 6, 1917. p. 4.
^ Dick Jemison (November 11, 1917). "Ralph Flowers, Demon Halfback, Defeats Auburn". Atlanta Constitution – via Newspapers.com . Part 1 Part 2
^ "Tech Swamps Tulane" (PDF) . The Technique . November 13, 1917. p. 4.
^ "Tech Smothers Indians" (PDF) . The Technique . November 20, 1917. p. 4.
^ "Auburn Tigers Play Ohio State To Scoreless Tie" . November 25, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved July 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Golden Tornado Wins Great Victory" (PDF) . The Technique . December 4, 1917. p. 4.
^ Spalding Football Guide . 1918.
^ "Six Yellow Jackets Are On All-Southern Team" . The Washington Times . December 10, 1917.
Championships & awards Seasons