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1917 Furman Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5 (1–3 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainSpeedy Speer
Home stadiumRiverside Park
Seasons← 19161918 →
1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 Furman Baptists football team represented Furman University during the 1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by third-year head coach Billy Laval, Furman compiled an overall record of 3–5 with a mark of 1–3 in SIAA play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at Georgia TechL 0–25
October 6Wake Forest*W 7–6
October 133:30 p.m.Clemson
  • Riverside Park
  • Greenville, SC
L 0–38
October 203:30 p.m.Newberry*
  • Riverside Park
  • Greenville, SC
W 20–7
November 3Davidson*
  • Riverside Park
  • Greenville, SC
L 7–28
November 8vs. South CarolinaL 0–26
November 173:30 p.m.Presbyterian*Greenville, SCL 7–14
November 293:00 p.m.Wofford
  • Riverside Park
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 18–3

References

  1. "1917 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results".
  2. "Football Season In Atlanta Opens With Two Games". The Atlanta Constitution. September 30, 1917. p. 1. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. "Furman And Wake Forest Will Play". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 6, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Game Little Furman Sends Wake Forest Team Down To Defeat". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 7, 1917. p. 11. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Furman And Clemson Battle Today For Annual Supremacy". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 13, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Heavy Clemson Crashes Over Furman". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 14, 1917. p. 7. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Furman And The Newberry Eleven Will Meet Today". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 20, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Newberry's Team Defeated By The Locals, 20 To 7". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 21, 1917. p. 7. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "Davidson In Fine Shape, Is Report". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. November 2, 1917. p. 5. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. "Furman Played Davidson To A Standstill Although Local Eleven Lost Game". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, North Carolina. November 4, 1917. p. 14. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. "State Elevens In Hard Games". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 8, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. "Gamecocks Show Brilliant Form". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 9, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. "Furman loses to Carolina, 26 to 0". The Greenville News. November 9, 1917. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Nothing But Gloom Over Furman Way". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, North Carolina. November 17, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. "Presbyterians' Overhead Attacks Too Much For The Baptists Who Lost 14-7". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, North Carolina. November 18, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. "Annual Classic Staged Today At Riverside Park". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, North Carolina. November 29, 1917. p. 7. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. "Furman Spills The Dope And Wins Annual Classic From The Hofford Eleven". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, North Carolina. November 30, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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