1906 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team

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1906 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football
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Conference Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–2–2 (7–1–1 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainStephen W. Doty
Home stadium College Field
Seasons
  1905
1907  

The 1906 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Michigan Agricultural College (now known as Michigan State University) as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1906 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Chester Brewer, the Aggies compiled a 7–2–2 record (7–1–1 in MIAA games), shut out six of their eleven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 195 to 32. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Olivet W 23–4 [2] [3]
October 6at Alma Alma, MI T 0–0 [4]
October 133:15 p.m. Kalamazoo
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 38–0 [5] [6]
October 20 DePauw
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 33–01,500 [7]
October 27at Notre Dame *L 0–5 [8]
November 3 Albion
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 37–0 [9]
November 10at Albion
W 5–0750 [10] [11]
November 12Alma
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 12–0 [12]
November 17at Hillsdale Hillsdale, MI W 35–9 [13]
November 24at Olivet Olivet, MI L 6–8 [14]
November 29at Detroit Athletic Club *
T 6–6 [15]
  • *Non-conference game

[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "2024 Michigan State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State Athletics. p. 194. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  2. "First Game of Season—M. A. C.-Olivet Contest is Being Played in the Mud This Afternoon—Both Sides Confident". The Lansing Journal . Lansing, Michigan. September 29, 1906. p. 5. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. "Was Largely Punting Game". The State Republican . Lansing, Michigan. October 1, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. "M. A. C. Held To Tie At Alma". The State Republican . Lansing, Michigan. October 8, 1906. p. 4. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. "To Play College Reserves". The State Republican . Lansing, Michigan. October 12, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  6. "Have Baptists At Their Mercy—Farmers Defeat Kalamazoo Aggregation Saturday By Score of 38 To 0". The State Republican . Lansing, Michigan. October 15, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. "Hoosiers Blanked for 33 Points—M. A. C. Team Outclassed DePauw at Every Stage in a Fast Game—Fine Form Shown by Farmers". The Lansing Journal . Lansing, Michigan. October 22, 1906. p. 5. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. "Aggies Are Strong—Notre Dame In Hard Game Beats M. A. C. 5 To 0". South Bend Tribune . South Bend, Indiana. October 29, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  9. "M. A. C. With Wild Joy—Over Big Victory Over Albion Eleven, Score Being 37 To 0". Detroit Free Press . Detroit, Michigan. November 4, 1906. p. 21, part 1. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  10. "Farmers Make Single Score—Beating Albion, Whose Team Is Badly Handicapped by Use of Subs". Detroit Free Press . Detroit, Michigan. November 11, 1906. p. 17, part 1. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  11. "M. A. C. Successful—Albion Puts Up Vigorous Resistance Holding Collegians to the Small Score of 5 to 0". The Lansing Journal . Lansing, Michigan. November 12, 1906. p. 5. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  12. "Now Champions Of Michigan—Farmers Defeat Alma College Players By Score Of 12 To 0 Yesterday". The State Republican . Lansing, Michigan. November 13, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  13. "Added Another—M. A. C. Defeated Hillsdale Saturday by a Score of 35 to 9--How M. A. C. Line Was Crossed". The Lansing Journal . Lansing, Michigan. November 19, 1906. p. 5. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  14. "M. A. C. Defeated—Olivet Took Farmers Info Camp Saturday by a Score of 8 to 6—Game Was Fierce From Start to Finish". The Lansing Journal . Lansing, Michigan. November 26, 1906. p. 5. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  15. "Delta Eleven Holds Husky Farmers To Tie Score In Great Thanksgiving Game". Detroit Free Press . Detroit, Michigan. November 30, 1906. p. 9. Retrieved March 22, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .