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1917 Kansas State Farmers football team

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1917 Kansas State Farmers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–2 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAhearn Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska $ 2 0 0 5 2 0
Kansas 3 1 0 6 2 0
Iowa State 3 1 0 5 2 0
Kansas State 2 2 0 6 2 0
Missouri 2 4 0 3 5 0
Washington University 1 2 0 4 3 0
Drake 0 3 0 0 5 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1917 Kansas State Farmers football team represented Kansas State Agricultural College—now known as Kansas State University—as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1917 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Zora G. Clevenger, the Farmers compiled an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing fourth in the MVC.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Baker*W 28–0
October 6Oklahoma A&M*
  • Ahearn Field
  • Manhattan, KS
W 23–0[2]
October 13at MissouriW 7–6
October 20Washington University
  • Ahearn Field
  • Manhattan, KS
W 61–0[3]
November 3Kansasdagger
  • Ahearn Field
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
L 0–9
November 10at Iowa StateL 7–10
November 22Kansas State Normal*
  • Ahearn Field
  • Manhattan, KS
W 51–0
November 29Washburn*
  • Ahearn Field
  • Manhattan, KS
W 38–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1917 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ "The Kansas Aggies won". The Kansas City Star. October 7, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Aggies Romp Over Washington Team For 61-0 Victory". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 11, 1917. p. 1S. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.