1917 Wofford

5–⁠4 (0–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Wofford in 1917, game by game: won at Guilford 20–0; won vs. Army Ambulance Corps 21–0; lost at Presbyterian 6–7; won at Erskine 21–0; lost vs. Clemson 16–27; won vs. Newberry 45–0; won vs. South Carolina 20–0; lost at Davidson 0–62; lost at Furman 3–18+45−62Won 20–0 at Guilford+20GuilfordWon 21–0 vs. Army Ambulance Corps+21Army Ambulance …Lost 6–7 at Presbyterian-1PresbyterianWon 21–0 at Erskine+21ErskineLost 16–27 vs. Clemson-11ClemsonWon 45–0 vs. Newberry+45NewberryWon 20–0 vs. South Carolina+20South CarolinaLost 0–62 at Davidson-62DavidsonLost 3–18 at Furman-15Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Furman 18–⁠3; tied for 11th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
0–⁠2 tied for 11th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
152–⁠114
Coach
—
Elo
1251 +162 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.0 No. 62 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

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.