1917 North Carolina A&M Aggies football team

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1917 North Carolina A&M Aggies football
Conference South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2–1 (2–1–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Riddick Stadium
Seasons
  1916
1918  
1917 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgetown $ 2 0 08 1 0
Richmond 2 1 04 2 1
Washington and Lee 2 1 04 3 0
North Carolina A&M 2 1 16 2 1
VPI 2 1 16 2 1
Maryland State 2 1 14 3 1
Davidson 1 2 06 4 0
VMI 1 3 14 4 1
St. John's (MD) 0 1 00 1 0
Johns Hopkins 0 1 00 3 0
William & Mary 0 3 03 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1917 North Carolina A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later renamed North Carolina State University) during the 1917 college football season. In Harry Hartsell's first season (and first stint, as he would leave and then return for the 1921–1923 seasons), the coach managed to garner a winning record for the Aggies for the first time since the 1913 SAIAA champion team, and tied the record for most wins in a season at 6 (other 6-win seasons as of 1917 were 1907–09, and 1913).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29 Guilford *W 19–0 [1]
October 5 Davidson
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 7–3 [2]
October 13 Roanoke *
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 28–0 [3]
October 18 Wake Forest *
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 17–6 [4]
October 27at Washington and Lee
L 7–28 [5]
November 3at Maryland State *W 10–6 [6]
November 10vs. VMI
W 17–0 [7]
November 17vs. VPI T 7–7 [8]
November 29at West Virginia * Morgantown, WV L 0–21 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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