1917 Tulane Olive and Blue football team

The 1917 Tulane Olive and Blue football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1917 college football season. In its third year under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, Tulane compiled a 5–3 record.[1]

1917 Tulane Olive and Blue football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3 (2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumSecond Tulane Stadium
(capacity: 2,500)
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 6Jefferson College (LA)*
W 32–0
October 13Spring Hill*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 28–0
October 20at FloridaW 52–0[2]
October 27141st Field Artillery*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 19–0[3]
November 2at Texas A&M*L 0–35[4]
November 10Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–48[5]
November 17Rice*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–16[6]
November 29at LSUW 28–6[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1917 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  2. "Tulane swamps the Alligators". The Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 21, 1917. Retrieved April 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Olive and Blue wins; Tulane celebrates dedication of stadium by defeating Washington Artillery". The Shreveport Times. October 28, 1917. Retrieved April 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Aggies held Tulane scoreless and won". The Houston Post. November 3, 1917. Retrieved April 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Yellow Jackets ride through to another triumph". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1917. Retrieved April 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Owls victorious against Tulane". The Houston Post. November 18, 1917. Retrieved April 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tulane eleven defeats Louisiana State Tigers in Thanksgiving contest". The Shreveport Times. November 30, 1917. Retrieved April 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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