| Year: | 1917 |
| Team: | Howard Baptists |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | SIAA |
| Record: | 3–3–1 |
| Conf Record: | 0–2–1 |
| Head Coach: | John B. Longwell |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Hc Games: | first 5 games |
| Head Coach2: | C. W. Streit |
| Hc Games2: | 1st season, last 2 games |
| Stadium: | Howard Athletic Field Rickwood Field |
| Next: | 1918 |
The 1917 Howard Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as the Samford University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1917 college football season. The team compiled an 3–3–1 record, with John B. Longwell going 2–2–1 through the first five games and C. W. Streit going 1–1 for the final two games of the season.