1917 TCU
8–2 (1–0 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by Milton Daniel. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Austin 59–0Nov 10
By 59 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vsMeridian | W 20–0 | 87% |
| Oct 6 | vs1st Texas Artillery | W 14–7 | 87% |
| Oct 13 | at Rice | L 0–26 | 32% |
| Oct 20 | vs SMU | W 21–0 | 73% |
| Oct 27 | atTrinity (Texas) | W 20–6 | 79% |
| Nov 3 | vsSouthwestern U | W 20–6 | 70% |
| Nov 10 | atAustin | W 59–0 | 83% |
| Nov 17 | vs2nd Texas 132nd Infantry | L 7–14 | 90% |
| Nov 24 | at111th Ambulance | W 6–0 | 78% |
| Nov 29 | vs Baylor | W 34–0 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Baylor 34–0; first in the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of TCU’s 1917 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10 | vs141st Infantryservice team | L 7–14 | TCU’s articleOur records have TCU playing Austin on November 10. |
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- 1–0 first in Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 201–59
- Coach
- Milton Daniel
- Elo
- 1524 +50 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 11.5 No. 31 of 88 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ralph Martin
1917 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.