1917 Wofford Terriers football team

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.

1917 Wofford Terriers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (1–2 SIAA)
Head coach
1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech $ 4 0 09 0 0
Auburn 5 1 06 2 1
Clemson 5 1 06 2 0
Centre 1 0 07 1 0
Mississippi A&M 3 1 06 1 0
Alabama 3 1 15 2 1
Sewanee 4 2 15 2 1
Tulane 2 1 05 3 0
Vanderbilt 3 2 05 3 0
LSU 2 3 03 5 0
South Carolina 2 3 03 5 0
Wofford 1 2 05 4 0
Furman 1 3 03 5 0
Florida 1 3 02 4 0
Ole Miss 1 4 01 4 1
Howard (AL) 0 2 13 3 1
The Citadel 0 2 03 3 0
Mississippi College 0 4 00 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Guilford*Spartanburg, SCW 20–0[1]
October 13New York Ambulance Corps*
  • Wofford Park
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 21–0[2]
October 20Presbyterian*Spartanburg, SCL 6–7[3]
October 26Erskine*Spartanburg, SCW 21–0[4]
November 1ClemsonSpartanburg, SCL 16–27[5]
November 9at Newberry*Newberry, SCW 45–0[6]
November 17South Carolina
  • Spartanburg Fairgrounds
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 20–0[7]
November 23at Davidson*
L 0–62[8]
November 29at Furman
L 3–18[9][10]
  • *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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