en 1917 Tulane Olive and Blue football team

1917 Tulane Olive and Blue football
1917 Tulane Olive and Blue football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–3 (2–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Clark Shaughnessy (3rd season);
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Second Tulane Stadium
	Seasons ← 1916 1918 →

1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	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 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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 6	Jefferson College (LA)*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 32–0
October 13	Spring Hill*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 28–0
October 20	at Florida	Fleming Field Gainesville, FL	W 52–0	^[2]
October 27	141st Field Artillery*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 19–0	^[3]
November 2	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 0–35	^[4]
November 10	Georgia Tech	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–48	^[5]
November 17	Rice*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–16	^[6]
November 29	at LSU	State Field Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 28–6	^[7]
*Non-conference game

^ "1917 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
^ "Tulane swamps the Alligators". The Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 21, 1917. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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.
^ "Aggies held Tulane scoreless and won". The Houston Post. November 3, 1917. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Yellow Jackets ride through to another triumph". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1917. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Owls victorious against Tulane". The Houston Post. November 18, 1917. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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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