1917 Furman Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5 (1–3 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainSpeedy Speer
Home stadiumRiverside Park
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
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 Furman Baptists football team represented Furman University during the 1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by third-year head coach Billy Laval, Furman compiled an overall record of 3–5 with a mark of 1–3 in SIAA play.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at Georgia Tech
L 0–25[2]
October 6Wake Forest*
W 7–6[3][4]
October 133:30 p.m.Clemson
  • Riverside Park
  • Greenville, SC
L 0–38[5][6]
October 203:30 p.m.Newberry*
  • Riverside Park
  • Greenville, SC
W 20–7[7][8]
November 3Davidson*
  • Riverside Park
  • Greenville, SC
L 7–28[9][10]
November 8vs. South Carolina
L 0–26[11][12][13]
November 173:30 p.m.Presbyterian*Greenville, SCL 7–14[14][15]
November 293:00 p.m.Wofford
  • Riverside Park
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
L 18–3[16][17]

References

  1. ^ "1917 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ "Football Season In Atlanta Opens With Two Games". The Atlanta Constitution. September 30, 1917. p. 1. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Furman And Wake Forest Will Play". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 6, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Game Little Furman Sends Wake Forest Team Down To Defeat". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 7, 1917. p. 11. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Furman And The Newberry Eleven Will Meet Today". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 20, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Newberry's Team Defeated By The Locals, 20 To 7". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 21, 1917. p. 7. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Davidson In Fine Shape, Is Report". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. November 2, 1917. p. 5. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Furman Played Davidson To A Standstill Although Local Eleven Lost Game". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, North Carolina. November 4, 1917. p. 14. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "State Elevens In Hard Games". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 8, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Gamecocks Show Brilliant Form". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 9, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Furman loses to Carolina, 26 to 0". The Greenville News. November 9, 1917. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Nothing But Gloom Over Furman Way". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, North Carolina. November 17, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Presbyterians' Overhead Attacks Too Much For The Baptists Who Lost 14-7". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, North Carolina. November 18, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Annual Classic Staged Today At Riverside Park". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, North Carolina. November 29, 1917. p. 7. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Furman Spills The Dope And Wins Annual Classic From The Hofford Eleven". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, North Carolina. November 30, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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