1897 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team

American college football season

1897 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–1
Head coach
CaptainWalton K. Brainard
Seasons
1897 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Butler  300
Fairmount  100
Washburn  710
Cincinnati  911
Iowa State Normal  510
Ohio Wesleyan  711
Indiana  611
Ohio  720
Carthage  310
Iowa Agricultural  310
Notre Dame  411
Michigan Agricultural  421
Central Michigan  210
Baldwin–Wallace  211
Chicago Dental Infirmary  221
Missouri  560
Lake Forest  451
Drake  230
Heidelberg  230
Detroit College  120
Indiana Normal  140
Kansas State  121
Mount Union  241
Rush Medical College  141
DePauw  260
Wittenberg  260
Haskell  140
Indiana State Normal  140
Ohio State  171
South Dakota Agricultural  010
Washington University  020
North Dakota Agricultural  030

The 1897 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Michigan Agricultural College (MAC), now known as Michigan State University, during the 1897 college football season. The Aggies compiled a 4–2–1 record and outscored their opponents 146 to 106.[1]

The 1897 season was the first in which the MAC football team had a coach. Henry Keep, an engineering student who had transferred from the University of Michigan, was the first coach.[2][3]

The 1897 season also featured the first installment of the Michigan State–Notre Dame football rivalry. Notre Dame won the game at South Bend, Indiana, by 34 to 6 score. Fullback Wells scored a touchdown for the Aggies.[4]

During the 1897 season, MAC also played two games each against nearby Olivet College and Alma College. The Aggies defeated Alma in both games and secured one win and one tie against Olivet.

A game against Michigan State Normal School (later Eastern Michigan University) was cancelled, because MAC accused the Normal School of fielding a team that was "not made up entirely of college men."[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Lansing High SchoolLansing, MIW 28–0
October 2OlivetLansing, MIW 26–6
October 9KalamazooLansing, MIL 0–28
October 16at OlivetOlivet, MIT 18–18[6]
October 30at AlmaAlma, MIW 30–16[7]
November 6AlmaLansing, MIW 38–4[8]
November 25at Notre Dame
L 6–34[4]

References

  1. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. p. 146. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Steve Grinczel. Michigan State Football: They Are Spartans. p. 11.
  3. ^ Keith Widder. Michigan Agricultural College: The Evolution of a Land-Grant Philosophy. p. 373.
  4. ^ a b "Notre Dame Takes the Game: Wins from Michigan Agricultural College by a Score of 34 to 6". The Daily Inter Ocean. November 26, 1897. p. 3.
  5. ^ "M.A.C. Cancelled the Game". Detroit Free Press. November 16, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Olivet and M.A.C. Tied". Detroit Free Press. October 17, 1897. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "M.A.C. Too Heavy for Alma". Detroit Free Press. October 31, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alma Walloped by the M.A.C." Detroit Free Press. November 7, 1897. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.


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