1917 Southwestern Louisiana Industrial football team

1917 Southwestern Louisiana Industrial football
LIAA champion
Conference	Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	8–2 ( LIAA)
Head coach	Clement J. McNaspy (6th season)
Home stadium	Campus Athletic Field
Seasons ←  1916 1918  →

The 1917 Southwestern Louisiana Industrial football team was an American football team that represented the Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association (LIAA) during the 1917 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Clement J. McNaspy, the team compiled an overall record of 8–2. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29	at St. Charles College (LA)	Grand Coteau, LA	W 26–0	[2]
October 6	at LSU *	State Field Baton Rouge, LA	L 6–20	[3]
October 13	LSU JV*	Fairgrounds Lafayette, LA	W 22–0	[4]
	Louisiana College		W 36–0
	Crowley*		W 54–0
October 27	at Spring Hill *	Monroe Field Mobile, AL	W 0–6	[5]
November 3	Jefferson (LA) *	Campus Athletic Field Lafayette, LA	W 32–0	[6]
November 10	St. Martinville*	Campus Athletic Field Lafayette, LA	W 69–0	[7]
November 17	at Louisiana Industrial	Ruston, LA	W 57–0	[8]
November 29	at Louisiana Normal	Normal Athletic Park Natchitoches, LA	W 34–0	[9]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 94. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
2. "Southwestern romps over St. Charles". The Times-Picayune. September 30, 1917. Retrieved December 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Forward passes win 20 to 6 for Tigers over Southwestern". The Times-Picayune. October 7, 1917. Retrieved December 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tiger reserves badly trounced by Southwestern". The Times-Picayune. October 14, 1917. Retrieved December 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Spring Hill Wins In Last Minute Of Play". The Birmingham News . Birmingham, Alabama. October 28, 1917. p. 13. Retrieved April 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
6. "Jefferson loses to Southwestern". The Times-Picayune. November 4, 1917. Retrieved December 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Southwestern trims St. Martinville eleven". The Times-Picayune. November 11, 1917. Retrieved December 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Southwestern romps over Ruston I. I." The Times-Picayune. November 18, 1917. Retrieved December 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Southwestern takes Normal into camp". The Times-Picayune. November 30, 1917. Retrieved December 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.