1917 Mississippi College Collegians football team

American college football season

1917 Mississippi College Collegians football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	0–5 (0–4 SIAA)
Head coach	W. A. Robinson (1st season)
Home stadium	Provine Field
Seasons← 1916 1919 →

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 College Collegians football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1917 college football season. In their first year under head coach W. A. Robinson, the team compiled a 0–5 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 13	at Mississippi A&M	New Athletic Field Starkville, MS	L 0–68
October 20	at Alabama	University Field Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–46
October 26	Ouachita*	Jackson, MS	L 0–7
November 10	at LSU	State Field Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–34
November 29	Ole Miss	State Fairgrounds Jackson, MS	L 0–21
*Non-conference game

"1917 Football Schedule". Mississippi College Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
"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.
"Alabama defeats Mississippians by large score". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 21, 1917. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Ouachita wins at Jackson, Miss". Daily Arkansas Gazette. October 27, 1917. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Louisiana wins listless game from Mississippi College". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 1917. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"University licks Clinton eleven". Vicksburg Evening Post. November 30, 1917. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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