1917

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1917 in Clemson History

Events that occurred in 1917:

  • Future Clemson Head Football Coach Josh Cody graduates from Vanderbilt University.
  • The Southern Railway replaces the previous trestle over the Seneca River with new twin track spans as part of a three-year realignment project. The new spans are fabricated and erected by the McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ("Trestle walking tempting, too dangerous to attempt" by C. Mark Sublette, free-lance writer, The Tiger op-ed page, March 3, 1989, page 5).
  • April 2: President Woodrow Wilson asks the United States Congress for an act of war against Germany after the Zimmerman telegram reveals the Kaiser's attempt to enlist Mexico against U.S. interests in the Great War. The sinking of the passenger liner Lusitania on May 7, 1915 was also a precipitant. This marks America's entry into World War I.
  • The entire graduating class of Clemson enlists in the military.
  • September 28: In home opener, Clemson defeats Presbyterian, 13-0.
  • October 13: Clemson defeats Furman in Greenville, 38-0, and Tiger player Stumpy Banks scores five touchdowns, a record that stands today.
  • October 19: In a roadgame, Clemson falls to Auburn, 0-7.
  • October 25: Clemson defeats South Carolina in Columbia, 21-13, during a 6-2 season. The Gamecocks go 3-5.
  • November 1: The Tigers down Wofford, 27-16, in a road trip.
  • November 8: In a game played at Orangeburg, South Carolina, Clemson shuts out the Citadel, 20-0.
  • November 17: The Tigers whup up on Florida, 55-7, in match played in Jacksonville, Florida.
  • November 29: In a game played in Charlotte, North Carolina, Clemson final game of the season to Davidson, 9-21.
  • December 14: A passenger train derails near Clemson, with at least three cars leaving the rails and one overturning down an embankment. Three people are killed. A steam crane is required to clear up the wreckage.
  • December 18: The United States Congress passes the 18th Amendment making manufacture and sale of alcohol illegal in the country.



1916 The 1910's 1918
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