1917 LSU Tigers football team

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1917 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5 (2–3 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainArthur "Mickey" O'Quinn
Home stadiumState Field
Seasons
← 1916
1919 →
1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 LSU Tigers football team represented the University of Louisiana (now known as Louisiana State University or LSU) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1917 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Wayne Sutton, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–5, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for 10th in the SIAA. LSU played home games at State Field in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Southwestern Louisiana Industrial*W 20–6
October 13at Ole MissW 52–7[1]
October 20SewaneeL 0–3[2]
October 27vs. Texas A&M*L 0–27[3]
November 3vs. Arkansas*
L 0–14[4]
November 10Mississippi College
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 34–0[5]
November 17Mississippi A&M
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–9[6]
November 29Tulane
L 6–28[7]
  • *Non-conference game

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