1917 Texas A&M

8–⁠0 (3–⁠0 Southwest Conference), coached by Dana Bible.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 1917, game by game: won vs. Austin 66–0; won vs. Dallas 98–0; won vs. Southwestern U 20–0; won vs. LSU 27–0; won vs. Tulane 35–0; won at Baylor 7–0; won vs. Texas 7–0; won at Rice 10–0+98Won 66–0 vs. Austin+66AustinWon 98–0 vs. Dallas+98DallasWon 20–0 vs. Southwestern U+20Southwestern UWon 27–0 vs. LSU+27LSUWon 35–0 vs. Tulane+35TulaneWon 7–0 at Baylor+7BaylorWon 7–0 vs. Texas+7TexasWon 10–0 at Rice+10Rice
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsAustinW 66–⁠089%
Oct 13vsDallasW 98–⁠089%
Oct 20vsSouthwestern UW 20–⁠075%
Oct 27vsLSUW 27–⁠056%
Nov 2vsTulaneW 35–⁠066%
Nov 10atBaylorW 7–⁠042%
Nov 20vsTexasW 7–⁠069%
Nov 29atRiceW 10–⁠041%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rice 10–⁠0; Southwest Conference champions.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Southwest Conference champions3–⁠0 in the conference

Record
8–⁠0
Conference
3–⁠0 first in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
270–⁠0
Coach
Dana Bible
Elo
1674 +149 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.5 No. 21 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1917 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M3–⁠08–⁠0
Baylor2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Rice1–⁠17–⁠1
Oklahoma1–⁠1–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Texas2–⁠44–⁠4
Oklahoma State1–⁠24–⁠5
Arkansas0–⁠1–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.