1917_Clemson_Tigers_football_team

1917 Clemson Tigers football team

1917 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

The 1917 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as Clemson University—during the 1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Under first-year head coach Edward Donahue, the team posted an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 5–1 in SIAA play.[1][2] F. L. Witsel was the team captain.[3]

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Stumpy Banks scored five touchdowns against Furman, setting a school record.[4][5] John Heisman ranked Clemson fourth in the south, or third in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.[6]

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References

  1. [1]
    "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). ClemsonTigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
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    2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  4. [4]
    "No. 19 Tigers Run Past Tar Heels, 52-7". Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
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    "Tiger Timeline". Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
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    Spalding's Football Guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. p. 55.
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    "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.
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    "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.
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    "Auburn defeats Clemson Tigers". The Columbia Record. October 20, 1917. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Tigers win gig game by lone touchdown". The State. October 26, 1917. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Clemson Defeats Florida's Eleven". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. November 18, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    "Davidson Defeated Clemson Tigers By Using Aerial Game". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina. November 30, 1917. p. 15. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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