The 1917 Sewanee Tigers football team represented during the 1917 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach Charles Best in his first season and finished with a record of five wins, two losses, and one tie (5âÂÂ2âÂÂ1 overall, 4âÂÂ1âÂÂ1 in the SIAA).