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1917 Clemson Tigers football team

1917 Clemson Tigers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1917 record 6–2 (4–1 SIAA)
Head coach Edward Donahue (1st year)
Captain F. L. Witsel
Home stadium Riggs Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 SIAA 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 4 1 0     6 2 0
Mississippi A&M 3 1 0     6 1 0
Sewanee 3 1 1     4 2 2
Tulane 2 1 0     5 3 0
Alabama 2 1 1     5 2 1
Vanderbilt 3 2 0     5 3 0
LSU 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 0 2 1     0 2 1
The Citadel 0 2 0     3 3 0
Mississippi College 0 4 0     0 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.

The 1917 Clemson Tigers football team represented the Clemson Tigers of Clemson Agricultural College during the 1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Under first year head coach Edward Donahue, the team posted a 6–2 record. F. L. Witsel was the captain.Stumpy Banks scored five touchdowns against Furman for a school record.John Heisman ranked Clemson fourth in the south, or third in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.


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