1917 LSU Tigers football team

1917 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1917 record	3–5 (2–3 SIAA)
Head coach	Wayne Sutton (1st season)
Captain	Mickey O'Quinn
Home stadium	State Field
Seasons

1917 SIAA 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
Sewanee	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Mississippi A&M	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Alabama	3	–	1	–	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
The Citadel	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	3	–	0
Howard	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	3	–	0
Mississippi College	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	4	–	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 LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University during the 1917 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 6	[[{{{school}}}|Southwestern Louisiana]]*	State Field Baton Rouge, LA	W 20–6
October 13	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl)	W 52–7
October 20	Sewanee	New Orleans, LA	L 0–3
October 27	vs. Texas A&M*	San Antonio, TX (rivalry)	L 0–27
November 3	vs. Arkansas*	Fair Grounds Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	L 0–14
November 10	Mississippi College	State Field Baton Rouge, LA	W 34–0
November 17	Mississippi A&M	State Field Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 0–9
November 29	Tulane	State Field Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 6–28
*Non-conference game