1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

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]

1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League	NCAA
Sport	College football
Duration	September 28, 1917 through November 29, 1917
Number of teams	17
Regular Season
Season champions	Georgia Tech

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.

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

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
September 28	Presbyterian	Clemson	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 13–0		[2]
September 28	Furman	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	GT 25–0		[3]
September 29	Wake Forest	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 33–0		[3]
September 29	Blountsville Aggies	Howard (AL)	Howard Athletic Field • Birmingham, AL	W 19–0		[4]

Week Two

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 3	Second Ambulance Company of Ohio	Alabama	Soldiers Field • Montgomery, AL	W 7–0		[5]
October 5	Marion	Mississippi A&M	New Athletic Field • Starkville, MS	W 18–6		[6]
October 6	Jonesboro Aggies	Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	T 0–0		[7]
October 6	8th Ohio Infantry	Auburn	Soldiers Field • Montgomery, AL	W 13–0	2,500	[8]
October 6	Wake Forest	Furman	Riverside Park • Greenville, SC	W 7–6		[9][10]
October 6	Penn	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 41–0	10,000	[11]
October 6	Southwestern Louisiana Industrial	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	W 20–6
October 6	Newberry	South Carolina	Davis Field • Columbia, SC	W 38–0		[12]
October 6	Transylvania	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 41–0		[13]
October 6	Charleston Navy	The Citadel	College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 19–7
October 6	Guilford	Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	W 20–0		[14]
October 6	Howard (AL)	Sewanee	Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN	SEW 42–7		[15]
October 6	Jefferson College (LA)	Tulane	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 32–0
October 6	Kentucky Military Institute	Centre	Cheek Field • Danville, KY	W 104–0		[16]

Week Three

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 12	Marion	Alabama	University Field • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 13–0		[17]
October 13	Howard (AL)	Auburn	Drake Field • Auburn, AL	AUB 53–0		[18]
October 13	Vanderbilt	Chicago	Stagg Field • Chicago, IL	L 0–48		[19]
October 13	Clemson	Furman	Riverside Park • Greenville, SC	CLEM 38–0		[20]
October 13	South Carolina	Florida	Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL	FLA 21–13		[21]
October 13	Davidson	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 32–10		[22]
October 13	LSU	Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	LSU 52–7		[23]
October 13	Mississippi College	Mississippi A&M	New Athletic Field • Starkville, MS	MSA&M 68–0		[24]
October 13	Transylvania	Sewanee	Andrews Field • Chattanooga, TN	W 76–0		[25]
October 13	Spring Hill	Tulane	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 28–0
October 13	Presbyterian	The Citadel	College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC	L 0–7		[26]
October 13	New York Ambulance Corps	Wofford	Wofford Park • Spartanburg, SC	W 21–0		[27]

Week Four

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 19	Auburn	Clemson	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	AUB 7–0		[28]
October 20	Newberry	Furman	Riverside Park • Greenville, SC	W 20–7		[29]
October 20	Washington and Lee	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 63–0		[30]
October 20	Sewanee	LSU	Heinemann Park • New Orleans, LA	SEW 3–0		[31]
October 20	Tulane	Florida	Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL	TUL 52–0		[32]
October 20	Vanderbilt	Kentucky	Stoll Field • Lexington, KY	W 5–0		[33]
October 20	Erskine	The Citadel	College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 18–7		[34]
October 20	Mississippi College	Alabama	University Field • Tuscaloosa, AL	ALA 46–0		[35]
October 20	Presbyterian	Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	L 6–7		[36]
October 20	Marion	Howard (AL)	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL	W 12–7		[37]
October 20	Centre	DePauw	Greencastle, IN	L 0–6		[38]

Week Five

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 25	Clemson	South Carolina	State Fairgrounds • Columbia, SC	CLEM 21–13		[39]
October 26	Erskine	Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	W 21–0		[40]
October 26	Ole Miss	Alabama	University Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	ALA 64–0		[41]
October 26	Ouachita	Mississippi College	Jackson, MS	L 0–7		[42]
October 27	Mississippi A&M	Auburn	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL	AUB 13–6		[43]
October 27	Southern College	Florida	Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL	W 19–7		[44]
October 27	Kentucky	Sewanee	Andrews Field • Chattanooga, TN	W 7–0		[45]
October 27	LSU	Texas A&M	League Park • San Antonio, TX	L 27–0		[46]
October 27	141st Field Artillery	Tulane	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 19–0		[47]
October 27	Howard (AL)	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 69–0		[48]
October 27	Newberry	The Citadel	College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 32–7		[49]
October 27	Centre	Maryville (TN)	Maryville, TN	W 34–0		[50]

Week Six

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 1	Clemson	Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	CLEM 27–16		[51]
November 2	Tulane	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 0–35		[52]
November 3	Arkansas	LSU	Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LA	L 0–14		[53]
November 3	Florida	Auburn	Drake Field • Auburn, AL	AUB 68–0		[54]
November 3	Davidson	Furman	Riverside Park • Greenville, SC	L 7–28		[55]
November 3	Vanderbilt	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	GT 83–0		[56]
November 3	Ole Miss	Mississippi A&M	Fair Grounds • Tupelo, MS	MSA&M 41–14	1,000	[57]
November 3	Sewanee	Alabama	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL	T 3–3		[58]
November 3	Erskine	South Carolina	Davis Field • Columbia, SC	L 13–14		[59]
November 3	Kentucky	Centre	Cheek Field • Danville, KY	W 3–0		[60]

Week Seven

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 8	The Citadel	Clemson	County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, SC	CLEM 20–0		[61]
November 8	Furman	South Carolina	Pee Dee Fair • Florence, SC	SCAR 26–0		[62]
November 9	Acipco YMCA	Howard (AL)	Birmingham, AL	W 31–0
November 9	Wofford	Newberry	Newberry, SC	W 45–0		[63]
November 9	Centre	Kentucky Wesleyan	Winchester, KY	W 37–0		[64]
November 10	Davidson	Auburn	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 7–21		[65]
November 10	Georgia Tech	Tulane	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	GT 48–0		[66]
November 10	Mississippi College	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	LSU 34–0		[67]
November 10	Kentucky	Mississippi A&M	New Athletic Field • Starkville, MS	W 14–0		[68]
November 10	Ole Miss	Sewanee	Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN	SEW 69–7		[69]
November 10	Vanderbilt	Alabama	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL	VAN 7–2		[70]

Week Eight

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 17	Alabama	Kentucky	Stoll Field • Lexington, KY	W 27–0		[71]
November 17	Auburn	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	AUB 31–7		[72]
November 17	Centre	Sewanee	Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN	CEN 28–0		[73]
November 17	Clemson	Florida	Barrs Field • Jacksonville, FL	CLEM 55–7		[74]
November 17	Carlisle	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 98–0		[75]
November 17	Mississippi A&M	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	MSA&M 9–0		[76]
November 17	Presbyterian	Furman	Riverside Park • Greenville, SC	L 7–14		[77]
November 17	Rice	Tulane	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 0–16		[78]
November 17	South Carolina	Wofford	Spartanburg Fairgrounds • Spartanburg, SC	WOFF 20–0		[79]

Week Nine

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 24	Ohio State	Auburn	Soldiers Field • Montgomery, AL	T 0–0	10,000	[80]
November 24	Presbyterian	South Carolina	Davis Field • Columbia, SC	L 14–20		[81]
November 24	Wofford	Davidson	Sprunt Field • Davidson, NC	L 0–62		[82]
November 24	Centre	Transylvania	Thomas Field • Lexington, KY	W 28–0		[83]

Week Ten

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 29	Camp Gordon	Alabama	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL	L 6–19		[84]
November 29	Clemson	Davidson	Wearn Field • Charlotte, NC	L 9–21		[85]
November 29	Wofford	Furman	Riverside Park • Greenville, SC	FUR 18–3		[86]
November 29	Auburn	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	GT 68–7	20,000	[87]
November 29	Florida	Kentucky	Stoll Field • Lexington, KY	L 0–52		[88]
November 29	Ole Miss	Mississippi College	State Fairgrounds • Jackson, MS	MISS 21–0		[89]
November 29	Haskell	Mississippi A&M	Russwood Park • Memphis, TN	W 7–6		[90]
November 29	The Citadel	South Carolina	Davis Field • Columbia, SC	SCAR 20–0		[91]
November 29	Tulane	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA	TUL 28–6		[92]
November 29	Sewanee	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 13–6		[93]
November 29	Howard (AL)	Spring Hill	Monroe Field • Mobile, AL	L 7–12		[94]
November 29	Georgetown (KY)	Centre	Cheek Field • Danville, KY	W 13–0		[95]

Awards and honors

All-Americans

Main article: 1917 College Football All-America Team

• T – Walker Carpenter, Georgia Tech (MS, DJ)
• C – Pup Phillips, Georgia Tech (DJ)
• QB – Albert Hill, Georgia Tech (JV-2)
• HB – Everett Strupper, Georgia Tech (MS; JV-2; PP-1 [qb], DJ [qb])
• HB – Joe Guyon, Georgia Tech (PP-2, DJ)

All-Southern team

Main article: 1917 College Football All-Southern Team

The composite All-Southern eleven formed by the selection of 7 coaches and sporting writers included:^[96][97]

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