1917 LSU Tigers football team

1917 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–5 (2–3 SIAA)
Head coach	Wayne Sutton (1st season)
Captain	Arthur "Mickey" O'Quinn
Home stadium	State Field
Seasons ←  1916 1919  →

1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 6	Southwestern Louisiana Industrial *	State Field Baton Rouge, LA	W 20–6
October 13	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	W 52–7	[1]
October 20	Sewanee	Heinemann Park New Orleans, LA	L 0–3	[2]
October 27	vs. Texas A&M *	League Park San Antonio, TX (rivalry)	L 0–27	[3]
November 3	vs. Arkansas *	Fair Grounds Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	L 0–14	[4]
November 10	Mississippi College	State Field Baton Rouge, LA	W 34–0	[5]
November 17	Mississippi A&M	State Field Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 0–9	[6]
November 29	Tulane	State Field Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 6–28	[7]
*Non-conference game

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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 .
3. "Aggies humbled Louisiana Tigers". Houston Post . Houston, Texas. October 28, 1917. p. 17. Retrieved April 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
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.