1917 Football Team
| Overall Record: 8-2 | Conference Record: 0-1 |
| Conference Finish: 8th place tie | |
| Coach: Fielding Yost | |
| Captain: Cedric C. Smith | |
| All-Americans: Ernest Allmendinger, Cedric Smith, Frank Culver | |
| Trainer: Harry Tuthill | |
| Assistant coaches: Prentiss Douglass, Robert Watson | |
| Manager: Charles F. Boos | |
| Opponent | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | 10/06 | H | W | 41-0 | 4,035 |
| Western State | 10/10 | H | W | 17-13 | 2,906 |
| Mount Union | 10/13 | H | W | 69-0 | 3,657 |
| Detroit | 10/17 | H | W | 14-3 | 4,419 |
| Michigan Agr. | 10/20 | A | W | 27-0 | 9,038 |
| Nebraska | 10/27 | H | W | 20-0 | 5, 022 |
| Kalamazoo | 11/03 | H | W | 62-0 | 4,345 |
| Cornell (HC) | 11/10 | H | W | 42-0 | 16,733 |
| Pennsylvania | 11/17 | A | L | 0-16 | 12,851 |
| Northwestern | 11/24 | A | L | 12-21 | 5,232 |
| Total Points | 304-53 | 68,238 | |||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end |
Angus Goetz (9) Elmer Cress | |
| left tackle |
John Goodsell (5) Frank Culver (3) Elton Wieman Alan Boyd | |
| left guard |
Alan Boyd (5) Frank Culver (4) Julius(?) St. Clair | |
| center |
Oscar Lambert (6) John Goodsell (2) Charles Beath (2) | |
| right guard |
William Fortune (5) John Goodsell (3) Frank Culver Chester C. Morrison | |
| right tackle | Dick Weske (10) | |
| right end |
Oscar Cartwright (6) Alan Boyd (3) Joseph Hanish | |
| quarterback |
Archie Weston (6) Cliff Sparks (2) Gerald Froemke Lowell Genebach | |
| fullback |
Elton Wieman (8) Abe Cohn (2) | |
| left halfback |
Abe Cohn (5) Gerald Froemke (3) Cliff Sparks Harold Rye | |
| right halfback |
Joseph Hanish (7) Lowell Genebach Abe Cohn Harold Rye |
View full 1917 roster (from all-time roster database, includes non-lettermen and freshmen)
1917 Team Photo
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[Note: photo includes only varsity letter winners]
- Back Row
- Oscar Cartwright, Frank Culver, Angus Goetz
- Third Row
- William Cruse, Chester Morrison, Oscar Lambert, Dick Weske, Abe Cohn, William Fortune
- Second Row
- Director Philip Bartelme, John Goodwell, Cliff Sparks, Alan Boyd, Elton Wieman, Joseph Hanish, Harold Rye
- Front Row
- Lowell Genebach, Gerald Froemke, Archie Weston
- Note: Captain Cedric Smith spent the entire season at the Great Lakes Naval Camp.
View full squad photo, (posed on field)
View full squad photo (posed on Club House steps, from half-tone picture in Alumnus Magazine)