1917 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

The 1917 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College as an independent during the 1917 college football season. Led by the third-year head coach Walter A. Johnson, Presbyterian compiled a record of 8–1.[1] The team captain was D. M. Fulton.

1917 Presbyterian Blue Hose football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainD. M. Fulton
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Normal     7 0 0
Presbyterian     8 1 0
Navy     7 1 0
North Texas State Normal     6 1 0
Spring Hill     4 2 0
West Virginia     6 3 1
Southwest Texas State     5 3 0
West Tennessee State Normal     3 2 0
Texas Mines     0 0 1
Kentucky     3 5 1
Oglethorpe     1 2 0
Wake Forest     1 6 1
Marshall     1 7 1
Tennessee (SATC)     0 3 0

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at ClemsonL 0–13
October 5Bailey Military InstituteClinton, SCW 55–0
October 13at the Citadel
W 7–0
October 20at WoffordSpartanburg, SCW 7–6
October 26at GuilfordGreensboro, NCW 7–0
November 9ErskineClinton, SCW 19–0
November 173:30 p.m.at FurmanGreenville, SCW 14–7[2][3]
November 24at South Carolina
W 20–14[4]
November 29NewberryClinton, SCW 20–0

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References

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  1. ^ "1917 Presbyterian Blue Hose Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "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  .
  3. ^ "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  .
  4. ^ "Carolina downed by P.C. eleven". The Greenville News. November 25, 1917. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "2009 Football Media Guide - Presbyterian College Blue Hose" (PDF). gobluehose. gobluehose.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2017.