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1917 Georgia Tech

9–⁠0 (4–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by John Heisman.

Georgia Tech, 1917
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1917, game by game: won vs. Furman 25–0; won vs. Wake Forest 33–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 41–0; won vs. Davidson 32–10; won vs. Washington and Lee 63–0; won vs. Vanderbilt 83–0; won at Tulane 48–0; won vs. Carlisle 98–0; won vs. Auburn 68–7+98Won 25–0 vs. Furman+25FurmanWon 33–0 vs. Wake Forest+33Wake ForestWon 41–0 vs. Pennsylvania+41PennsylvaniaWon 32–10 vs. Davidson+22DavidsonWon 63–0 vs. Washington and Lee+63Washington and …Won 83–0 vs. Vanderbilt+83VanderbiltWon 48–0 at Tulane+48TulaneWon 98–0 vs. Carlisle+98CarlisleWon 68–7 vs. Auburn+61Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsFurmanW 25–⁠084%
Sep 29vsWake ForestW 33–⁠084%
Oct 6vsPennsylvaniaW 41–⁠077%
Oct 13vsDavidsonW 32–⁠1081%
Oct 20vsWashington and LeeW 63–⁠074%
Nov 3vsVanderbiltW 83–⁠074%
Nov 10atTulaneW 48–⁠074%
Nov 17vsCarlisleW 98–⁠093%
Nov 29vsAuburnW 68–⁠774%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Auburn 68–⁠7; Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1917.

National championsa title the school claims

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions4–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanEverett Strupper, RB

Record
9–⁠0
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
491–⁠17
Coach
John Heisman
Elo
1788 +131 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
29.1 No. 4 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Walker Carpenter
Offense
Jump shift

1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech4–⁠09–⁠0
Auburn5–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Clemson4–⁠16–⁠2
Mississippi State3–⁠16–⁠1
Alabama2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠15–⁠3
Vanderbilt3–⁠25–⁠3
LSU1–⁠23–⁠5
Furman1–⁠23–⁠5
Kentucky1–⁠33–⁠5–⁠1
Wofford0–⁠25–⁠4
The Citadel0–⁠13–⁠3
Florida0–⁠42–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠31–⁠4–⁠1
Samford0–⁠20–⁠2–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.