1905 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team
| 1905 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football | |
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MIAA champion | |
| Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 9–2 (5–0 MIAA) |
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| Captain | Edward B. McKenna |
| Home stadium | College Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan Agricultural $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albion | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olivet | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kalamazoo | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hillsdale | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1905 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 1905 college football season. In their third year under head coach Chester Brewer, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the MIAA title.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 30 | Michigan School for the Deaf* | W 42–6 | [1] | |||||
| October 4 | Port Huron YMCA* |
| W 43–0 | [2] | ||||
| October 7 | at Notre Dame* | L 0–28 | [3] | |||||
| October 14 | Michigan freshmen* |
| W 24–0 | 1,200 | [4] | |||
| October 21 | Olivet |
| W 30–0 | [5] | ||||
| October 23 | Hillsdale |
| W 18–0 | 800 | [6] | |||
| October 28 | Armour Institute* |
| W 18–0 | 600 | [7] | |||
| November 4 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kalamazoo |
| W 30–0 | 700 | [8][9] | ||
| November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | Albion |
| W 47–10 | 3,000 | [10][11] | ||
| November 18 | at Northwestern* | L 11–37 | 1,500 | [12][13] | ||||
| November 25 | at Alma |
| W 18–0 | [14] | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "M. A. C. Defeated Mutes". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. October 1, 1905. p. 17, part 1. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Farmers Are Stars—Team Works Hard and Fast And The Prospects are Bright For a Great Team—Defeated Port Huron 43 To 0". The Lansing Journal. Lansing, Michigan. October 5, 1905. p. 5. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Notre Dame Is Forced—Michigan Agricultural College Nearly Scores On Varsity". South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Indiana. October 9, 1905. p. 3. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Farmers Trim All Fresh". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. October 15, 1905. p. 16, part 1. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Farmers Walk On Olivet". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. October 22, 1905. p. 16, part 1. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Hillsdale Outclassed—M. A. C. Used Substitutes In First Half, But Won, 10 To 0". The State Republican. Lansing, Michigan. October 24, 1905. p. 8. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Beat Armour Institute—M. A. C. Scored Three Times On Chicago Team". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. October 22, 1905. p. 15, part 1. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Football All Over The Land—Kalamazoo College Ready To Defeat M. A. C. At Athletic Park". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 4, 1905. p. 7, part 2. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Kazoo Loses Hard Battle—Defeated By M. A. C. By Large Score In Fierce Gridiron Fight". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 5, 1905. p. 5, part 2. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Great Contest To-omorrow—M. A. C.-Albion Game Practically Will Decide Intercollegiate Championship". The State Republican. Lansing, Michigan. November 10, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Victory Means Championship—Overwhelming Defeat Given Albion Virtually Lands Contested Honor For M. A. C." The State Republican. Lansing, Michigan. November 13, 1905. p. 8. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Michigan Aggies Score On Purple". The Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. November 19, 1905. p. 11. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Easy Win For The Purple—Northwestern Defeats Michigan Agricultural College". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 19, 1905. p. 11. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "M. A. C. Championship Cinched—Defeated Alma On Slippery Gridiron Saturday By Score Of 18 To 0". The State Republican. Lansing, Michigan. November 27, 1905. p. 8. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "2024 Michigan State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State Athletics. p. 194. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
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