The 1917 Centre football team represented
Centre College in the
1917 college football season
The 1917 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing Georgia Tech as national champions, the South's first. Pittsburgh, Ohio State, Texas A&M, Williams, and Washington Sta ...
and began a string of unparalleled success for the school. The first two games were coached by
Robert L. Myers, and the rest by
Charley Moran. According to Centre publications, "Myers realized he was dealing with a group of exceptional athletes, who were far beyond his ability to coach. He needed someone who could the team justice, and found that person in Charles Moran."
In 1916, Myers became coach at his alma mater Centre after coaching at North Side High School in
Fort Worth, Texas. His team there included future Centre stars
Bo McMillin and
Red Weaver, who were recruited by boosters to Somerset High School in
Kentucky where they joined up with
Red Roberts. Also at North Side were
Sully Montgomery
James Ralph "Sully" Montgomery (January 12, 1901 – September 5, 1970) was an American professional football player and boxer. Montgomery played college football for the Centre Praying Colonels of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. He ...
,
Matty Bell,
Bill James
George William James (born October 5, 1949) is an American baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential. Since 1977, James has written more than two dozen books devoted to baseball history and statistics. ...
, and Bob Mathias.
[ McMillin kicked and made his only ever field goal attempt to defeat Kentucky 3 to 0.
Edgar Diddle was a halfback on the team.
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Schedule
References
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Centre Colonels football seasons
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