1924 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team

The 1924 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team represented Michigan Agricultural College (MAC) as an independent during the 1924 college football season. In their second year under head coach Ralph H. Young, the Aggies compiled a 5–3 record and outscored their opponents 210 to 48.[1]

1924 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainVivian Hultman
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame     10 0 0
Kirksville Osteopaths     6 0 0
Central Michigan     7 1 0
Western State Normal (MI)     5 1 1
John Carroll     7 2 0
Haskell     7 2 1
Indiana State     6 2 0
Loyola (IL)     5 2 2
Marquette     5 2 0
Dayton     7 3 0
Saint Louis     6 3 0
Michigan Agricultural     5 3 0
Wabash     5 4 0
Butler     4 5 0
Detroit     4 5 0
Muncie Normal     1 3 0
Michigan Mines     0 2 1
Kent State     0 4 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26North-Western CollegeW 59–0[2]
October 4Olivet
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 54–3
October 10Michigan 
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
L 0–722,000
October 17Chicago YMCA
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 34–3
October 25at NorthwesternL 9–13
November 1Lake Forest
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 42–13
November 8at Saint Louis
L 3–9[3]
November 15South Dakota State
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 9–0
  •  Homecoming

Game summaries

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Michigan

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Michigan at Michigan Agricultural
1 234Total
Michigan 0 007 7
Michigan Agricultural 0 000 0

On October 11, 1924, the Aggies hosted Michigan in East Lansing. The game remained scoreless through the first three quarters. Michigan scored on a pass from halfback Frederick Parker to end Herb Steger to win the game by a 7 to 0 score. The 1925 Michiganensian described the play as follows: "In the last few minutes of play, Parker threw one of the long sensational passes that characterized the Wolverine's attack throughout the entire season, to Captain Steger who caught it and ran for a touchdown."[4] According to The New York Times, Michigan center Robert J. Brown "was credited with an outstanding performance in the line."[5]

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 142, 148. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Aggies Play North-Western at Home". The Lansing State Journal. September 27, 1924. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Billikens Beat Michigan Aggies". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 9, 1924. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 1925 Michiganensian, Michigan 7 - Michigan Agricultural College 0, page 201.
  5. ^ "Conference Teams Displayed Power: A Real Big Ten, With Each Eleven Showing Strength, Featured Saturday's Games". The New York Times. October 13, 1924.