1917 William & Mary Indians football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1917

| team = William & Mary Indians

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association

| short_conf = EVIAA

| conference2 = South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association

| short_conf2 = SAIAA

| record = 3–5

| conf_record = 2–4

| conf2_record = 0–3

| head_coach = Harry Young

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = W. K. Close

| stadium =

| prev = 1916

}}

{{1917 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}{{1917 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}

The 1917 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association (EVIAA) and the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1917 college football season. Led by Harry Young in his first and only year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season 3–5 overall, 2–4 in EVIAA play, and 0–3 against SAIAA opponents.{{cite web |author= |title=William & Mary Football Record Book |url=https://static.tribeathletics.com/custompages/files/fb/2020/2021_record_book.pdf |publisher=William & Mary Athletics |date=June 1, 2021 |page=23 |access-date=June 15, 2021 }}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = VMI

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Lexington, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–53

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90745386/vmi-easily-defeats-william-and-mary-t/|work=Richmond Times Dispatch|title=V.M.I. easily defeats William and Mary team|date=October 7, 1917|accessdate=December 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Richmond

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Richmond, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–28

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1917|team=Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets|title=Randolph–Macon}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| score = 13–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1917|team=Hampden–Sydney Tigers|title=Hampden–Sydney}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Hampden Sydney, VA

| score = 0–21

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1917|team=Emory and Henry Wasps|title=Emory and Henry}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Emory-Meadowview, VA

| score = 7–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Randolph–Macon

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Ashland, VA

| score = 21–6

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| w/l = l

| opponent = Richmond

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| score = 0–19

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 24

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = Hampden–Sydney

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Newport News, VA

| score = 0–32

}}

References

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