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Texas A&M Football Team History


Texas A&M Aggies
Texas A&M University
 College Station, TX
Founded: 1876
Stadium: Kyle Field
Capacity: 80,200
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Dana X. Bible
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1894  <-- 1916 <- 1917 -> 1918 --> 2024
1917 Season Highlights
 Dana X. Bible enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas A&M.
 The Aggies won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 
1917 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Austin  66   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Dallas  98   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Southwestern (Texas)  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Louisiana State  27   0   W    @ San Antonio, TX   
 Fri., Nov. 2  vs. Tulane  35   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Baylor  7   0   W       
 Tue., Nov. 20  vs. Texas  7   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 29  @ Rice  10   0   W       
 
1917 Season Totals
  Record8-0
  Points Scored270
  Scoring Average33.8
  Points Allowed0
  Defense Average0.0
  Opponents Record25-15
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record2-0
1917 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1917 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas A&M 8-02700   Dana X. Bible
Rice 8-02700   Phillip H. Arbuckle
Arkansas 8-02700   Norman C. Paine
Oklahoma State 8-02700   E.A. Pritchard

1917 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1917 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.