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1917 Howard Baptists football team

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1917 Howard Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–3–1 (0–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHoward Athletic Field
Rickwood Field
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 Howard Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as the Samford University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1917 college football season. The team compiled an 3–3–1 record, with John B. Longwell going 2–2–1 through the first five games and C. W. Streit going 1–1 for the final two games of the season.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Blountsville Aggies*
W 19–0[1]
October 6at SewaneeT 6–6[2]
October 13at AuburnL 0–53[3]
October 20Marion*
W 12–7[4]
October 27at VanderbiltL 0–69[5]
November 9at Acipco YMCA*Birmingham, ALW 31–0
November 292:40 p.m.at Spring Hill*
L 7–12[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Howard has walkover in first local game of grid season". The Birmingham News. September 30, 1917. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Howard College plays Sewanee to 6 and 6 tie". Nashville Tennessean. October 7, 1917. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Auburn Tigers run wild over Howard Baptists". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 14, 1917. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Longwell's Baptists triumph over Marion Cadets in close battle". The Birmingham News. October 21, 1917. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Vandy swamps Howard eleven". The Journal and Tribune. October 28, 1917. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Thanksgiving Foot Ball At Mobile". Fairhope Courier. Fairhope, Alabama. November 23, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.