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Arkansas State Football Team History

Arkansas State Red Wolves

Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR
Founded: 1909
Stadium: Centennial Bank Stadium
Capacity: 30,406
Colors: Scarlet & Black
Coach: Earl Brannon
Conference: Independent-

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1911 <-- 1916 <- 1917 -> 1918 --> 2024

1917 Season Highlights

Earl Brannon enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Arkansas State.

1917 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Mississippi	0	0	T
	Union (TN)	18	0	W
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Memphis	19	0	W
	Southeast Missouri State	0	14	L
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Central Arkansas	101	0	W
	Ouachita Baptist (AR)	0	40	L
	Arkansas College	20	0	W

1917 Season Totals
Record	4-2 -1
Points Scored	158
Scoring Average	22.6
Points Allowed	54
Defense Average	7.7
Opponents Record	4-6
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-0
Away Record	0-0 -1

1917 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1917 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
New Mexico	1-2	47	129					Frank Worth
Pittsburgh	10-0	260	31					Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Jacksonville State	8-0-1	350	9					Ben Harris
Syracuse	8-1-1	197	61					Frank J. Buck ONeill
Army	7-1	203	24					Geoffrey Keyes
Middle Tennessee State	7-0	201	0					Johnny Red Floyd
Navy	7-1	443	23					Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Rutgers	7-1-1	295	28					George Foster Sanford
Boston College	6-2	208	32					Charles E. Brickley
North Texas	6-1	146	42					J.W. St. Clair
Notre Dame	6-1-1	141	9					Jesse C. Harper
West Virginia	6-3-1	161	50					Mont H. McIntire
Akron	5-3	143	84					Fred Sefton
Penn State	5-4	267	61					Richard C. Dick Harlow
Arkansas State	4-2-1	158	54					Earl Brannon
Buffalo	4-4	125	59					Art Powell
Hawaii	4-0-1	88	6					Dave Crawford
Maryland	4-3-1	89	159					H.C. Curley Byrd
New Mexico State	4-2	231	75					John G. Pinky Griffith
Western Michigan	4-3	203	105					William H. Bill Spaulding
Arizona	3-2	118	41					James F. Pop McKale
Louisiana State	3-5	112	94					Wayne Sutton
Memphis	3-2	48	67					V.M. Bic Campbell
Central Michigan	1-2	7	71					Frederick Fred Johnson
Marshall	1-7-1	8	345					Carl Shipley
Nevada	1-3	50	155					Jack Glascock
Sam Houston State	1-3	13	102					Gene Berry
Wake Forest	1-6-1	59	215					Edwin T. MacDonnell
Michigan State	0-9	23	179					Chester L. Brewer
Stanford	0-0	0	0					No Team
Temple	0-6-1	6	12					Elwood Geiges
Texas El Paso	0-0-1	0	0					Tommy Dwyer
Toledo	0-3	0	262					John Brandeberry

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

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

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.