1917 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team

1917 Mississippi A&M Aggies football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–1 (3–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Stanley L. Robinson (1st season)
Home stadium	New Athletic Field

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 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team represented The Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi (now known as Mississippi State University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1917 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Stanley L. Robinson, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 6–1, with a mark of 3–1 in conference play. Mississippi A&M played home games at the New Athletic Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 5	Marion*	New Athletic Field Starkville, MS	W 19–6		[1]
October 13	Mississippi College	New Athletic Field Starkville, MS	W 68–0		[2]
October 27	at Auburn	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	L 6–13		[3]
November 3	vs. Ole Miss	Tupelo, MS (rivalry)	W 41–14	1,000	[4][5]
November 10	at Kentucky*	New Athletic Field Starkville, MS	W 14–0		[6]
November 17	at LSU	State Field Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 9–0		[7]
November 29	vs. Haskell*	Russwood Park Memphis, TN	W 7–6		[8][9]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Marion Institute holds Mississippi A&M to close score". The Marion Times-Standard. October 11, 1917. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Aggies in runaway; Mississippi College no match for the Maroons, score 68 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. October 14, 1917. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "The Plainsmen have tough game". The Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1917. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Football tomorrow". The Tupelo Journal. November 2, 1917. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mississippi Aggies defeat Ole Miss". The Commercial Appeal. November 4, 1917. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Aggies win from Kentucky State". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1917. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Mississippi Aggies defeats Louisiana". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 18, 1917. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Wilson, Al (November 30, 1917). "Aggies Triumph Over Indians By One Point". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 15. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Haskell Lost by 1 Point". The Topeka Daily Capital. December 1, 1917. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "1917 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 13, 2024.