1917 LSU Tigers football team

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1917 LSU Tigers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5 (2–3 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainArthur "Mickey" O'Quinn
Home stadium State Field
Seasons
←  1916
1919  →
1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech $ 4 –0 –09 –0 –0
Auburn 5 –1 –06 –2 –1
Clemson 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
Centre 1 –0 –07 –1 –0
Mississippi A&M 3 –1 –06 –1 –0
Alabama 3 –1 –15 –2 –1
Sewanee 4 –2 –15 –2 –1
Tulane 2 –1 –05 –3 –0
Vanderbilt 3 –2 –05 –3 –0
LSU 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
South Carolina 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Wofford 1 –2 –05 –4 –0
Furman 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
Florida 1 –3 –02 –4 –0
Ole Miss 1 –4 –01 –4 –1
Howard (AL) 0 –2 –13 –3 –1
The Citadel 0 –2 –03 –3 –0
Mississippi College 0 –4 –00 –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 6 Southwestern Louisiana Industrial *
W 20–6 [1]
October 13at Ole Miss
W 52–7 [2]
October 20 Sewanee
L 0–3 [3]
October 27vs. Texas A&M *
L 0–27 [4]
November 3vs. Arkansas *
L 0–14 [5]
November 10 Mississippi College
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 34–0 [6]
November 17 Mississippi A&M
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–9 [7]
November 29 Tulane
L 6–28 [8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Forward passes win 20 to 6 for Tigers over Southwestern". The Times-Picayune. October 7, 1917. Retrieved December 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "L.S.U. runs rough shod over Ole Miss". The Commercial Appeal. October 14, 1917. Retrieved February 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "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 logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. ↑ "Aggies humbled Louisiana Tigers". Houston Post . Houston, Texas. October 28, 1917. p. 17. Retrieved April 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. ↑ "L.S.U. loses to Arkansas eleven". The Birmingham Age-Herald. November 4, 1917. Retrieved February 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Louisiana wins listless game from Mississippi College". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 1917. Retrieved March 25, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Mississippi Aggies defeats Louisiana". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 18, 1917. Retrieved February 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tulane eleven defeats Louisiana State Tigers in Thanksgiving contest". The Shreveport Times. November 30, 1917. Retrieved April 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "1917 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2024.


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