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1917 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team

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1917 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football
ConferenceKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–2 (6–2 KCAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hays Normal $ 6 0 0 7 0 0
Kansas State Normal 5 0 1 5 3 1
College of Emporia 6 2 0 6 2 0
Southwestern (KS) 6 3 0 6 4 0
St. Mary's (KS) 4 2 0 6 3 0
Pittsburg Normal 3 2 1 4 3 2
Fairmount 3 3 2 3 3 2
Friends 3 3 1 3 5 1
Baker 3 4 1 3 5 1
Ottawa 2 4 1 2 5 1
Washburn 2 5 2 2 6 2
Cooper 2 5 1 2 5 1
Bethany (KS) 3 6 0 3 7 0
Midland 0 4 0 4 5 0
Kansas Wesleyan 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1917 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team represented the College of Emporia as a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) during the 1917 college football season. Led by Raymond McCrory in hsi first and only season as head coach, the Presbies compiled an overall record of 6–2 with an indentical mark in conference play, placing third in the KCAC.

McCrory, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, was hired in the summer of 1917 as physical director and athletic coach at the College of Emporia.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5at BakerBaldwin City, KSW 14–0[2]
October 19at Southwestern (KS)Winfield, KSL 14–16[3]
October 26FairmountEmporia, KSW 35–0[4]
November 2Ottawa (KS)Emporia, KSW 33–6[5]
November 9at Bethany (KS)Lindsborg, KSW 16–0[6]
November 15at CooperSterling, KSW 26–0[7][8]
November 22WashburnEmporia, KSW 16–0[9]
November 29Kansas State NormalEmporia, KSL 0–14[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "C. Of E. Calls Wisconsin Man". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. July 22, 1917. p. 12A. Retrieved November 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Friday's Football Results". Topeka, Kansas: The Topeka state journal. October 6, 1917. p. 5. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Turn To Gridiron". Topeka, Kansas: The Topeka state journal. October 17, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Today's Games". Topeka, Kansas: The Topeka state journal. October 26, 1917. p. 5. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "The Week's Schedule". Topeka, Kansas: The Topeka state journal. October 31, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "Friday's Football Results". Topeka, Kansas: The Topeka state journal. November 10, 1917. p. 7. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "Today's Games". Topeka, Kansas: The Topeka state journal. November 15, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  8. ^ "Thursday's Football Results". Topeka, Kansas: The Topeka state journal. November 16, 1917. p. 12. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  9. ^ "C. Of E. 7, Washburn 0". Topeka, Kansas: The Topeka state journal. November 23, 1917. p. 5. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  10. ^ "The Day's Contests". Topeka, Kansas: The Topeka state journal. November 28, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  11. ^ "Football Scores". Bisbee, Arizona: Bisbee daily review. November 30, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved November 22, 2024.