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1917 Oklahoma A&M Aggies football team

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1917 Oklahoma A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–5 (1–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&M $ 3 0 0 8 0 0
Baylor 2 1 0 6 2 1
Rice 1 1 0 7 1 0
Oklahoma 1 1 1 6 4 1
Texas 2 4 0 4 4 0
Oklahoma A&M 1 2 0 4 4 0
Arkansas 0 1 1 5 1 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1917 Oklahoma A&M Aggies football team represented Oklahoma A&M College in the 1917 college football season. This was the 17th year of football at A&M and the first under Earl A. Pritchard. The Aggies played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 4–5 and 1–2 in the Southwest Conference.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6at Kansas State*L 0–23[2]
October 13Phillips*L 0–6[3]
October 20at BaylorL 0–17[4]
October 27Warrensburg Normal*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 27–0[5]
November 3at Central State (OK)*Edmond, OKW 13–0[6]
November 10at TexasL 3–7[7]
November 17Kendall*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK (rivalry)
W 41–2[8]
November 24at Camp MacArthur (32nd Infantry Division)*L 0–39[9]
November 29vs. OklahomaW 9–05,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1917 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "The Kansas Aggies won". The Kansas City Star. October 7, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Strauss kicks Phillips to victory over Aggies". The Daily Oklahoman. October 14, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Okla. A.&M. beaten by Baylor, 17–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 21, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Oklahoma Aggies trounce Warrensburg Normals, 27–0". Kansas City Journal. October 28, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Centrals unable to hold heavy Aggies". Tulsa Daily World. November 4, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Longhorns come back and defeat Oklahoma Aggies". The Statesman. November 11, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oklahoma Aggies down Kendall". The Wichita Eagle. November 18, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Oklahoma A.&M. loses to MacArthur". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 25, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Aggies triumph over long victorious rivals". The Daily Oklahoman. November 30, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.