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Deutsch1896 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team
| 1896 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 1–3–1 (0–3–1 MIAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Wilfred R. Vanderhoef |
The 1896 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team represented Michigan Agricultural College (MAC)—now known as Michigan State University—as a mmeber of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1896 college football season. The 1896 Aggies had no coach. The team compiled an overall record of 1–3–1 record with a mark of 0–3–1 in conference play.
Although teams representing MAC had played two games against nearby Alma College a decade earlier in 1886, the 1896 season was the first in which MAC fielded a varsity football team for a full season of play. The team opened the season with a 10–0 victory over Lansing High School on September 26. In the first intercollegiate game of the season, the Aggies lost to Kalamazoo by a 24 to 0 score on October 17. The Aggies then played Alma to a scoreless tie on November 7, before losing, 18–16, in a rematch with Alma a week later. MAC closed its season on Thanksgiving with a second loss to Kalamazoo.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 | Lansing High School* |
| W 10–0 | [1] | ||||
| October 17 | Kalamazoo | Lansing, MI | L 0–24 | [2] | ||||
| November 7 | Alma | Lansing, MI | T 0–0 | |||||
| November 14 | Alma | Alma, MI | L 16–18 | [3] | ||||
| November 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at Kalamazoo |
| L 4–18 | 500 | [4][5] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "M.A.C. Juniors Won at Lansing". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. September 27, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "College Boys Won". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. October 18, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "The Preachers Were Too Much for the Lansing Farmers". Alma Record. November 20, 1896. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Snowed Them Bad—College Foot Ball Team Win An Easy Victory". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 21, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Downed The Farmers—Kalamazoo College Won The Football Game". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 28, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "2024 Michigan State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State Athletics. p. 194. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
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