1917 Big Ten Conference football season

1917 Western Conference football season
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ChampionOhio State
1917 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio State $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
Illinois 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Chicago 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 2 – 1
Indiana 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Michigan 0 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Iowa 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Purdue 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1917 Big Ten Conference football season was the twenty-second season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1917 college football season. Michigan's return brought membership up to ten schools, and this was the first year the Western Conference was referred to as the "Big Ten".

Season overview

Ohio State repeated as conference champions with a 4-0 league record, 8-0-1 overall.

Minnesota came in second at 4-1 (3-1 Big Ten) while Northwestern and Wisconsin tied for third at 3–2 in Big Ten play.

Illinois and Chicago tied for fifth with league records of 2–2–1. At 5-2 (1-2 Big Ten), Indiana came in seventh.

Michigan (0–1), Iowa (0–2), and Purdue (0–4) went winless in conference play.

Ohio State

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Case
W 49–0
October 6Ohio Wesleyan
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 53–0
October 13Northwestern
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 40–0
October 27Denison
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 67–0
November 3vs. Indiana
W 26–3
November 10at Wisconsin
W 16–3
November 17Illinois
W 13–0
November 24vs. Auburn*
T 0–010,000[1]
November 29Camp Sherman (Chillicothe)*
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 28–0
  • *Non-conference game

Minnesota

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13South Dakota State*
W 64–0
October 20Indiana
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 33–9
November 3at Wisconsin
L 7–1012,000
November 17Chicago
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 33–014,000–16,000[2]
November 24at Illinois
W 27–64,500
  • *Non-conference game

Northwestern

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Lake Forest*
W 48–0
October 13at Ohio State
L 0–40
October 27Chicago
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–712,000[3]
November 3at Purdue
W 12–6
November 10Michigan Agricultural*
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 39–6
November 17Iowa
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 25–14
November 24Michigan
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 21–125,232
  • *Non-conference game

Wisconsin

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Beloit*
W 34–0
October 13Notre Dame*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
T 0–0
October 20at Illinois
L 0–7
October 27Iowa
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
W 20–0
November 3Minnesota
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
W 10–712,000
November 10Ohio State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 3–16
November 24at Chicago
W 18–0[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Illinois

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Kansas*
W 22–0
October 13Oklahoma*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 44–0[5]
October 20Wisconsin
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 7–0
October 27Purdue
W 27–0
November 3at Chicago
T 0–020,000[6]
November 17at Ohio State
L 0–13
November 24Minnesota
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
L 6–274,500
November 29at Camp Funston*Fort Riley, KSW 28–0[7]
  • *Non-conference game

Chicago

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13 Vanderbilt*
W 48–0[8]
October 20 Purdue
W 27–0[9]
October 27 Northwestern
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 7–012,000[3]
November 3 Illinois
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
T 0–020,000[6]
November 17at Minnesota
L 0–3316,000[2]
November 24 Wisconsin
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–18[4]
  • *Non-conference game

Indiana

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Franklin (IN)*
W 50–0
October 6Wabash*
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 51–0
October 13Saint Louis*
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 40–0[10][11]
October 27at Minnesota
L 9–33
November 3vs. Ohio State
L 3–26
November 10DePauw
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 35–0
November 24at Purdue
W 37–0
  • *Non-conference game

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Michigan

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 6Case*
W 41–04,035
October 10Western State Normal*
  • Ferry Field
  • Ann Arbor, MI
W 17–132,906
October 13Mount Union*
  • Ferry Field
  • Ann Arbor, MI
W 69–03,657
October 17Detroit*
  • Ferry Field
  • Ann Arbor, MI
W 14–34,419
October 20Michigan Agricultural*
W 27–09,038
October 27Nebraska*
  • Ferry Field
  • Ann Arbor, MI
W 20–05,022
November 3Kalamazoo*
  • Ferry Field
  • Ann Arbor, MI
W 62–04,345
November 10Cornell*
  • Ferry Field
  • Ann Arbor, MI
W 42–016,733
November 17at Penn*
L 0–1612,851
November 24at Northwestern
L 12–215,232
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Iowa

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 6Cornell (IA)*
W 22–13
October 13Nebraska*
L 0–47
October 20Grinnell*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–10
October 27at Wisconsin
L 0–20
November 3Great Lakes Navy*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
L 14–23
November 10South Dakota*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 35–0
November 17at Northwestern
L 14–25
November 24Iowa State*
W 6–3
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Purdue

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Franklin (IN)*
W 54–0
October 13DePauw*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 7–6
October 21at Chicago
L 0–27[9]
October 27at Illinois
L 0–27
November 3Northwestern
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 6–12
November 17Wabash*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 28–0
November 24Indiana
L 0–37
  • *Non-conference game

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Bowl games

No Western Conference schools participated in any bowl games during the 1917 season.

All-American honors

Main article: 1917 College Football All-America Team

Ends

Tackles

Guards

Centers

  • Paul Des Jardien, Chicago; Ft. Sheridan (College Football Hall of Fame) (PPS)
  • Oscar P. Lambert, Michigan (WE-2)

Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Key

NCAA recognized selectors for 1917

Other selectors

Bold = Consensus All-American[29]

  • 1 – First-team selection
  • 2 – Second-team selection
  • 3 – Third-team selection

All-Big Ten selections

Main article: 1917 All-Western college football team

Ends

  • Charles Bolen, Ohio State (FM, HP, LA, LGS, PD)
  • W. M. Kelley, Wisconsin (FM, GWA, LA, LGS, PD)
  • Charles Laun, Iowa (GWA)
  • Alan Boyd, Michigan (HP)

Tackles

  • George Hauser, Minnesota (FM, HB, GWA, LA, LGS, PD)
  • Harold J. Courtney, Ohio State (LA, LGS, PD [guard])

Guards

  • Charles Higgins, Chicago (FM, GWA, LA, PD)
  • Elmert T. Rundquist, Illinois (FM [tackle], LA, LGS)
  • Conrad L. Eklund, Minnesota (GWA, LGS, PD [tackle])
  • John Ulrich, Northwestern (FM)
  • Joseph Hanish, Michigan (HP)
  • Whiting, Camp Grant – Chicago (REAL)

Centers

  • Frank Culver, Michigan (HP)
  • Pottinger, Great Lakes Naval Training Station – Wisconsin (REAL)

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

References

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