1917 Centre Colonels football team

1917 Centre Praying Colonels football

Conference	Independent
1917 record	7–1
Head coach	Robert L. Myers Charley Moran
Offensive scheme	Single wing
Home stadium	Cheek Field

The 1917 Centre Praying Colonels football team represented Centre College in the 1917 college football season and began a string of unparalleled success for the school.^[1] The first two games were coached by Robert L. "Chief" 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."^[2]^[3]

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, Matty Bell, Bill James, and Bob Mathias.^[2] McMillin kicked and made his only ever field goal attempt to defeat Kentucky 3 to 0.

Edgar Diddle was a halfback on the team.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 6	Kentucky Military Institute*	Cheek Field • Danville, KY	W 104–0
October 20	at DePauw*	Greencastle, IN	L 0–6
October 27	at Maryville*	Maryville, TN	W 34–0
November 3	Kentucky	Cheek Field • Danville, KY	W 3–0
November 10	at Kentucky Wesleyan*	Owensboro, KY	W 37–0
November 17	at Sewanee	Chattanooga, TN	W 28–0
November 24	Transylvania	Lexington, KY	W 28–0
November 29	Georgetown	Cheek Field • Danville, KY	W 13–0
*Non-conference game.

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References

↑ Robert W. Robertson (2008). The Wonder Team:The Centre College Praying Colonels and Their Rise to the Top of the Football World, 1917-1924.
1 2 "Football".
↑ "2011 Robert L. "Chief" Myers 1907".
↑ Frank G. Weaver. "Come On, You Praying Kentucians". Association Men. 45: 416.
↑ "Centre College Football Records (1910-1919)".

Centre Colonels football

Venues	Cheek Field (1912–1922) Farris Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kentucky

Culture & lore	1921 Harvard game

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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