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FBSI · 1917 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–2–3
0.563 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
109
1916–2026
All-Time Record
556–569–54
0.494 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1935, 1948
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 10 · Top 25: 18
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 14 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare SMU head-to-head · History & Eras

1917 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 9MERIDIANUnranked—W 20–7
8Week 8 · Oct 16AUSTINUnranked—W 20–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23TCUH2HIND FBSI8–2L 0–21
10Week 10 · Oct 30DALLASUnranked—T 7–7
11Week 11 · Nov 6TRINITY (TEXAS)Unranked—W 20–0
12Week 12 · Nov 13HOWARD PAYNEUnranked—L 7–14
13Week 13 · Nov 20Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC6–2–1T 0–0
12Regular Season Final · Dec 4Southwestern (texas) (SOUTHWESTERN (TEXAS))H2HIND FBSI1–5–1T 0–0

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.540
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-2+0
  • Baylor 0
  • Southwestern (texas) 0
  • TCU -2

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #58Better than 58%
Win % Place 54thBetter than 61%

0.563 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#60W14#58Regular Season Final#58Post-Season W1#58Post-Season W2#58Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+13
+20
-21
0
+20
-7
0
0

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

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