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1917 Wofford Terriers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (1–2 SIAA)
Head coach
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 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College as a member the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1917 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Leslie Moser, the team compiled an overall record of 5–4, with a mark of 1–2 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Guilford*Spartanburg, SCW 20–0
October 13New York Ambulance Corps*
  • Wofford Park
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 21–0
October 20Presbyterian*Spartanburg, SCL 6–7
October 26Erskine*Spartanburg, SCW 21–0
November 1ClemsonSpartanburg, SCL 16–27
November 9at Newberry*Newberry, SCW 45–0
November 17South Carolina
  • Spartanburg Fairgrounds
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 20–0
November 23at Davidson*L 0–62
November 29at FurmanL 3–18
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Wofford defeats Guilford eleven". The State. October 7, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Wofford wins over the N.Y. Ambulance Corps". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Blue Stockings beat Methodists". The State. October 21, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Methodists beat Erskine College". The Columbia Record. October 27, 1914. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Clemson bested Wofford eleven". The Charlotte News. November 2, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wofford ran away with Newberrians". The Columbia Record. November 10, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "S. Carolina University outplayed by Wofford". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 18, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Davidson–Wofford game is really hard fought". Greensboro Daily News. November 24, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Annual classic staged today at Riverside Park". The Greenville Daily News. November 29, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Furman spills the dope and wins annual classic from the Wofford eleven". The Greenville Daily News. November 30, 1917. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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