1917 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5 (2–3 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainArthur "Mickey" O'Quinn
Home stadiumState Field
Seasons
← 1916
1919 →
1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Auburn 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Clemson 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Centre 1 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Mississippi A&M 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Alabama 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Sewanee 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Tulane 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
LSU 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Wofford 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Furman 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Florida 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 4 – 1
Howard (AL) 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
The Citadel 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Mississippi College 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.

The 1917 LSU Tigers football team represented the University of Louisiana (now known as Louisiana State University or LSU) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1917 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Wayne Sutton, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–5, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for 10th in the SIAA. LSU played home games at State Field in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Southwestern Louisiana Industrial*
W 20–6
October 13at Ole Miss
W 52–7[1]
October 20Sewanee
L 0–3[2]
October 27vs. Texas A&M*
L 0–27[3]
November 3vs. Arkansas*
L 0–14[4]
November 10Mississippi College
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 34–0[5]
November 17Mississippi A&M
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–9[6]
November 29Tulane
L 6–28[7]
  • *Non-conference game

[8]

References

  1. ^ "L.S.U. runs rough shod over Ole Miss". The Commercial Appeal. October 14, 1917. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tigers meet defeat at hands of Sewanee, 3–0". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Aggies humbled Louisiana Tigers". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. October 28, 1917. p. 17. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "L.S.U. loses to Arkansas eleven". The Birmingham Age-Herald. November 4, 1917. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisiana wins listless game from Mississippi College". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 1917. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mississippi Aggies defeats Louisiana". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 18, 1917. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulane eleven defeats Louisiana State Tigers in Thanksgiving contest". The Shreveport Times. November 30, 1917. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1917 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
Categories