1907 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team
| 1907 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football | |
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MIAA champion | |
| Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–2–1 (1–0–1 MIAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Walter H. Small |
| Home stadium | College Field |
The 1907 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team represented Michigan Agricultural College (MAC)—now known as Michigan State University—as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1907 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Chester Brewer, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 4–2–1, with a mark of 1–0–1 in conference play, winning the MIAA title, and outscored opponents 127 to 60.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 3 | Detroit College* | W 17–0 | [2] | |||||
| October 5 | Michigan School for the Deaf* |
| W 40–0 | |||||
| October 12 | at Michigan* | L 0–46 | ||||||
| October 26 | Wabash* |
| W 15–6 | |||||
| November 16 | 2:20 p.m. | Olivet |
| W 55–4 | 3,000 | [3] | ||
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Alma |
| T 0–0 | [4][5] | |||
| November 28 | at Detroit Athletic Club* | Detroit, MI, MI | L 0–4 | |||||
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Game summaries
Michigan
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On October 12, 1907, the Aggies lost to Michigan by a 46 to 0 score at Ferry Field. It was the third game in the Michigan - Michigan State football rivalry. Michigan had won the two prior meetings by a combined score of 158 to 0.[7][8] In 40 minutes of play, Michigan scored eight touchdowns and did not allow a single first down to be made by the Aggies. Team captain Paul Magoffin made his first appearance of the season and scored five touchdowns. The game was played in 20-minute halves.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Review Of The Semi-Final Week Of Fast Waning Football Season". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. November 25, 1907. p. 8. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "D.C. Team Holds M.A.C.: Detroit Boys Allow Farmers But 17 Points". Detroit Free Press. October 4, 1907. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "M. A. C. Swamps Olivet By 55 To 4". The State Republican. Lansing, Michigan. November 16, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Alma Is Surprise—Sturdy Proteges of Harper Hold Champion M. A. C. Eleven Even". The Grand Rapids Press. Grand Rapids, Michigan. November 25, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Aggies Are State Champions". The Times Herald. Port Huron, Michigan. November 25, 1907. p. 8. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 150. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ "Michigan vs Michigan State". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014.
- ^ "U. Of M. Keeps Goal Clear: Yost's Boys Roll Up Score of 46 Points on M.A.C. Eleven; Farmers Are Never Even Dangerous". Detroit Free Press. October 13, 1907. p. 17. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
- ^ "Michigan, 46; M. A. C., 0". The Michigan Alumnus. November 1907. p. 72.
- ^ "Michigan Has Easy Victory: Defeats Football Team from Agricultural College by Scope of Forty-six to Nothing at Ann Arbor". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 13, 1907. p. C1.
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