1917 Ohio Green and White football team

The 1917 Ohio Green and White football team represented Ohio University as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1917 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach M. B. Banks, the Green and White compiled an overall record of 3–5 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the OAC.[1]

1917 Ohio Green and White football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record3–5 (3–3 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 5 0 1 6 0 2
Wooster 5 0 3 6 0 3
Wittenberg 4 1 0 5 2 0
Oberlin 4 1 0 5 2 1
Akron 3 1 0 5 3 0
Denison 2 2 0 5 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan 3 3 1 4 3 1
Western Reserve 3 3 1 3 5 1
Ohio 3 3 0 3 5 0
Case 3 4 1 3 6 1
Kenyon 2 3 1 3 3 1
Mount Union 1 5 0 2 6 0
Ohio Northern 0 4 0 3 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace 0 7 0 1 8 0
Cincinnati 0 4 0 0 6 0
Ohio State * 3 0 0 8 0 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – did not complete for championship

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Ohio WesleyanAthens, OHL 0–14
October 13at WoosterWooster, OHL 0–20
October 203:00 p.m.at Carnegie Tech*
L 0–21[2][3]
October 27at CincinnatiW 22–0[4]
November 3Baldwin–WallaceAthens, OHW 43–0
November 10KenyonAthens, OHW 20–0
November 17at OberlinOberlin, OHL 0–46
November 29at Marietta*Marietta, OHL 0–6
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Athens, Ohio: Ohio University. 2021. p. 23. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Football Games Today". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 20, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved February 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Ohio University Team Outplayed by Tech's Fast Eleven; Score, 21-0". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 21, 1917. p. 19. Retrieved February 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Ohio". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 28, 1917. p. 21. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .