1917 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–2 (1–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainRussell Hathaway
Home stadiumJordan Field
1917 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ohio State $ 4 0 08 0 1
Minnesota 3 1 04 1 0
Northwestern 3 2 05 2 0
Wisconsin 3 2 04 2 1
Illinois 2 2 15 2 1
Chicago 2 2 13 2 1
Indiana 1 2 05 2 0
Michigan 0 1 08 2 0
Iowa 0 2 03 5 0
Purdue 0 4 03 4 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1917 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1917 college football season. In their second season under head coach Ewald O. Stiehm, the Hoosiers compiled a 5–2 record and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference. They won games against Franklin (50–0), Wabash (51–0), Saint Louis (40–0), DePauw (35–0), and Purdue (37–0), and lost to Minnesota (33–9), and Ohio State (26–3).

Schedule

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[1][2]
October 27at MinnesotaL 9–33
November 3vs. Ohio StateL 3–26
November 10DePauw
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 35–0
November 24at PurdueW 37–0
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. Miller, D. C. (October 13, 1917). "Crimson Eleven Is In Fair Shape". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 13. Retrieved January 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. "Indiana Wallops St. Louis Eleven from Start, 40-0". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 14, 1917. p. 13. Retrieved January 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "1917 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  4. "1917 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  5. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 12. Retrieved December 29, 2023.


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