1917 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

1917 Presbyterian Blue Hose football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–1
Head coach	Walter A. Johnson (3rd season)
Captain	D. M. Fulton

1917 Southern college football independents records

v t e	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
Sam Houston Normal			–					1	–	3	–	0
Wake Forest			–					1	–	6	–	1
Marshall			–					1	–	7	–	1
Tennessee (SATC)			–					0	–	3	–	0

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28		at Clemson	Riggs Field Calhoun, SC	L 0–13
October 5		Bailey Military Institute	Clinton, SC	W 55–0
October 13		at the Citadel	College Park Stadium Charleston, SC	W 7–0
October 20		at Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	W 7–6
October 26		at Guilford	Greensboro, NC	W 7–0
November 9		Erskine	Clinton, SC	W 19–0
November 17	3:30 p.m.	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 14–7	[2][3]
November 24		at South Carolina	Davis Field Columbia, SC	W 20–14	[4]
November 29		Newberry	Clinton, SC	W 20–0
All times are in Eastern time

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References

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.