1917 Texas A&M Aggies football team
The 1917 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now known as Texas A&M University) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1917 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Dana X. Bible, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 8–0, with a mark of 3–0 in conference play. Texas A&M played home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.
| 1917 Texas A&M Aggies football | |
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SWC champion | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 8–0 (3–0 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 5 | Austin* | W 66–0 | [1] | |
| October 12 | Dallas* |
| W 98–0 | [2] |
| October 22 | Southwestern (TX)* |
| W 20–0 | [3] |
| October 27 | vs. LSU* | W 27–0 | [4] | |
| November 2 | Tulane* |
| W 35–0 | [5] |
| November 10 | at Baylor | W 7–0 | [6] | |
| November 20 | Texas |
| W 7–0 | [7] |
| November 29 | at Rice | W 10–0 | [8] | |
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References
- "A.&M. romps over Austin College team". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Aggies defeat Dallas 98 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 13, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Methodists play Aggies close game". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 23, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Aggies Humbled Louisiana Tigers". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. October 28, 1917. p. 17. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Aggies held Tulane scoreless and won". The Houston Post. November 3, 1917. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Aggies beat Bears in close contest". The Houston Post. November 11, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Aggies victors over Longhorns". The Houston Post. November 21, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Aggies win championship by defeating Rice, 10 to 0". The Austin American. November 30, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1917 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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