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 29at Guilford * Greensboro, NC W 19–0
October 6 Davidson W 7–3
October 13at Roanoke *
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 28–0
October 18at Wake Forest * Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)W 17–6
October 27at Washington and Lee Lexington, VA L 7–27
November 3 Maryland State *
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 10–6
November 10at VMI
W 17–0 [1]
Novemberat VPI Norfolk, VA T 7-7
November 29 West Virginia *
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 0–21
  • *Non-conference game

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  2. "2016 NC State Football Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. 2016. pp. 123, 129. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  3. "1917 Football Schedule". North Carolina State University. Retrieved April 14, 2020.