1917 Davidson Wildcats football team
| 1917 Davidson Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 6–4 (1–2 SAIAA) |
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| Captain | George M. King |
| Home stadium | Sprunt Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&M | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's (MD)
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0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johns Hopkins | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1917 Davidson Wildcats football team represented
The team included a 17-year-old Buck Flowers, and two other All-Southerns in Wooly Grey and captain Georgie King. The backfield consisted of Flowers, quarterback Henry Spann, halfback Jack Black, and fullback Buck Burns.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | at Navy* | L 6–27 | ||||
| October 6 | at North Carolina A&M | L 3–7 | ||||
| October 13 | at Georgia Tech* | L 10–32 | [5][6] | |||
| October 20 | at VPI | L 7–13 | [7][8] | |||
| October 27 | vs. VMI | W 23–7 | [9] | |||
| November 3 | at Furman* |
| W 28–7 | [10][11] | ||
| November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Auburn* |
| W 21–7 | [12] | |
| November 17 | vs. Wake Forest* | W 72–7 | 300–400 | [13] | ||
| November 23 | Wofford* |
| W 62–0 | [14] | ||
| November 29 | vs. Clemson* |
| W 21–9 | [15] | ||
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Season summary
Week 3: at Georgia Tech
Davidson scored the most on the south's first national champion –
Davidson captain Georgie King said "I consider Georgia Tech the best football team I have ever played against or ever expect to play against."[19]
Week 7: Auburn
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Auburn was involved in of the great upsets in Southern football history as the Wildcats bested the Auburn Tigers 21–7.[20][21]
Week 10: Clemson
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Davidson beat Clemson 21–9 on a soggy field. Tackle Douglas Elliott broke his leg below the knee in the second quarter. King scored two touchdowns and Flowers another. Clemson's score followed a kick return by Stumpy Banks to the 4-yard line.[22]
The starting lineup was King (left end), Shaw (left tackle), Gray (left guard), D. Crouch (center), McMaster (right guard), Elliott (right tackle), Roberts (right end), Spann (quarterback), McAlester (left halfback), Thomas (right halfback), Burns (fullback).[22]
References
- ^ Bernie McCarty (February 1988). "Georgia Tech's 1917 backfield, better than the Four Horsemen Part 1" (PDF). College Football Historical Society. 1 (3). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Buck Flowers: He Could Do It All — Well". Daily Item. Sumter, S.C. October 15, 1969. p. B2.
- ^ ISBN 0313284040.
- Newspapers.com.
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- Newspapers.com. part 2
- ^ "Godsey Win For Techs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 21, 1917. p. 25. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ "Davidson Loses Hard-Fought Game" (PDF). The Davidsonian. Davidson College. October 24, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
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- ^ "1917 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results".
- ^ Bernie McCarty (February 1988). "Georgia Tech's 1917 backfield, better than the Four Horsemen Part 1". College Football Historical Society. 1 (3). Part 1 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Part 2 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Technique 9 Oct 1917, Print.
- ^ (16 November 2010) In "Technique Newsletter Volume 07, Issue 11." Retrieved November 16, from http://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/26083
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- ^ "Wildcat Origin". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
