1917 Maryland State Aggies football team

The 1917 Maryland State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Maryland State College (which in 1920 became part of the University of Maryland) in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1917 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Curley Byrd, the Aggies compiled a 4–3–1 record and were outscored by a total of 159 to 89. The team won games against Delaware (20–0), Wake Forest (29–13), St. John's College (13–3), and Johns Hopkins (7–0), lost to Navy (62–0), North Carolina A&M (10–6), and Penn State (57–0), and played VMI to a tie (14–14).[1][2][3]

1917 Maryland State Aggies football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–3–1 (2–1–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown $ 2 0 0 8 1 0
Richmond 2 1 0 4 2 1
Washington and Lee 2 1 0 4 3 0
North Carolina A&M 2 1 1 6 2 1
VPI 2 1 1 6 2 1
Maryland State 2 1 1 4 3 1
Davidson 1 2 0 6 4 0
VMI 1 3 1 4 4 1
St. John's (MD) 0 1 0 0 1 0
Johns Hopkins 0 1 0 0 3 0
William & Mary 0 3 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Delaware*College Park, MDW 20–0
October 13at Navy*L 0–62
October 20at VMI
T 14–14[4]
October 27Wake Forest*College Park, MDW 29–13[5]
November 3vs. North Carolina A&ML 6–10[6]
November 10St. John's (MD)College Park, MDW 13–3
November 17at Penn State*L 0–57
November 292:30 p.m.at Johns HopkinsW 7–02,500[7][8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1917 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "Maryland Terrapins Record Book" (PDF). University of Maryland. 2016. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  4. ^ "Maryland State ties". The Baltimore Sun. October 21, 1917. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Maryland State on top". The Baltimore Sun. October 28, 1917. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "State colors lowered; Gurley leads North Carolina to 10-to-6 victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 4, 1917. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lineup And Statistics For Game At Homewood". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 29, 1917. p. 5. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ Matthews, C. Starr (November 30, 1917). "State Wins Football Title By Defeating Hopkins". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 5. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .