1924 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1924 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football 1924 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team.png 285 Independent 5–3 Ralph H. Young 2nd Vivian Hultman Aggie Stadium 1925 The 1924 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Michigan Agricultural College (MAC), now known as Michigan State University, 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 opponents by a total of 210 to 48. It was MAC's first season with a winning record since 1918.2017 Football Media Guide Michigan State University 142, 148 March 17, 2020 https://s3.amazonaws.com/msuspartans.com/documents/2017/8/3/_msu_m_footbl_2017_18_misc_non_event__spartan-history.pdf The team played its home games at the newly-completed Aggie Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The stadium was formally dedicated on October 11, 1924, the day of the Aggies annual game with th Michigan Wolverines. Schedule y y September 26 1924 North-Western College North-Western College Aggie Stadium East Lansing, MI W 59-0 Aggies Play North-Western at Home The Lansing State Journal September 27, 1924 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20851299/aggies_play_northwestern_at_home/ Newspapers.com October 4 1924 Olivet Crimson Olivet Aggie Stadium East Lansing, MI W 54-3 October 11 Michigan<hc> Aggie Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry) L 0-7 22,000 October 17 Chicago YMCA Aggie Stadium East Lansing, MI W 34-3 October 25 at Northwestern Northwestern Field Evanston, IL L 9-13 November 1 1924 Lake Forest Foresters Lake Forest Aggie Stadium East Lansing, MI W 42-13 November 8 at Saint Louis St. Louis University Athletic Field St. Louis, MO L 3-9 Billikens Beat Michigan Aggies St. Louis Post-Dispatch November 9, 1924 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20851491/billikens_beat_michigan_aggies/ Newspapers.com November 15 South Dakota State Aggie Stadium East Lansing, MI W 9-0 Game summaries Michigan Michigan at Michigan Agricultural Michigan Michigan Agricultural 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 October 11, 1924 Aggie Stadium • East Lansing, MI 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."1925 Michiganensian, Michigan 7 - Michigan Agricultural College 0, page 201. According to The New York Times, Michigan center Robert J. Brown "was credited with an outstanding performance in the line."Conference Teams Displayed Power: A Real Big Ten, With Each Eleven Showing Strength, Featured Saturday's Games The New York Times October 13, 1924 https://www.nytimes.com/1924/10/13/archives/conference-teams-displayed-power-a-real-big-ten-with-each-eleven.html References Michigan Agricultural Category:Michigan State Spartans football seasons Michigan Agricultural Aggies football