1917 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1917 Texas A&M Aggies football
SWC champion
Conference Southwest Conference
Record8–0 (3–0 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
  1916
1918  
1917 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas A&M $ 3 0 08 0 0
Baylor 2 1 06 2 1
Rice 1 1 07 1 0
Oklahoma 1 1 16 4 1
Texas 2 4 04 4 0
Oklahoma A&M 1 2 04 4 0
Arkansas 0 1 15 1 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1917 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now known as Texas A&M University) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1917 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Dana X. Bible, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 8–0, with a mark of 3–0 in conference play. Texas A&M played home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5 Austin *W 66–0 [1]
October 12 Dallas *
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 98–0 [2]
October 22 Southwestern (TX) *
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 20–0 [3]
October 27vs. LSU *W 27–0 [4]
November 2 Tulane *
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 35–0 [5]
November 10at Baylor W 7–0 [6]
November 20 Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 7–0 [7]
November 29at Rice W 10–0 [8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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