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1906 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team

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1906 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–2–2 (7–1–1 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainStephen W. Doty
Home stadiumCollege 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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29OlivetW 23–4[2][3]
October 6at AlmaAlma, MIT 0–0[4]
October 133:15 p.m.Kalamazoo
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 38–0[5][6]
October 20DePauw
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 33–01,500[7]
October 27at Notre Dame*L 0–5[8]
November 3Albion
  • 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 HillsdaleHillsdale, MIW 35–9[13]
November 24at OlivetOlivet, MIL 6–8[14]
November 29at Detroit Athletic Club*
T 6–6[15]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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 icon.
  3. ^ "Was Largely Punting Game". The State Republican. Lansing, Michigan. October 1, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  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 icon.
  5. ^ "To Play College Reserves". The State Republican. Lansing, Michigan. October 12, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  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 icon.
  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 icon.
  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 icon.
  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 icon.
  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 icon.
  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 icon.
  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 icon.
  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 icon.
  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 icon.
  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 icon.