1896 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1896 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association MIAA 1–3–1 0–3–1 None Wilfred R. Vanderhoef none The 1896 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 1896 college football season. The 1896 Aggies had no coach. The team compiled an overall record of 1–3–1 record with a mark of 0–3–1 in conference play. Although teams representing MAC had played two games against nearby Alma College a decade earlier in 1886, the 1896 season was the first in which MAC fielded a varsity football team for a full season of play. The team opened the season with a 10–0 victory over Lansing High School on September 26. In the first intercollegiate game of the season, the Aggies lost to Kalamazoo by a 24 to 0 score on October 17. The Aggies then played 1896 Alma Maroon and Cream Alma to a scoreless tie on November 7, before losing, 18–16, in a rematch with Alma a week later. MAC closed its season on Thanksgiving with a second loss to Kalamazoo. Schedule y y y September 26 Lansing High School<ncg> Eltom Park Lansing, MI W 10-0 M.A.C. Juniors Won at Lansing https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/168464284/ Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan September 27, 1896 6 March 20, 2025 Newspapers.com October 17 Kalamazoo Lansing, MI L 0-24 College Boys Won https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kalamazoo-gazette/168462319/ Kalamazoo Gazette Kalamazoo, Michigan October 18, 1896 1 March 20, 2025 Newspapers.com November 7 1896 Alma Maroon and Cream Alma Lansing, MI T 0-0 November 14 Alma Alma, MI L 16-18 The Preachers Were Too Much for the Lansing Farmers Alma Record November 20, 1896 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20893058/the_preachers_were_to_much_for_the/ Newspapers.com November 26 3:00 p.m. at Kalamazoo Recreation Park Kalamazoo, MI L 4-18 500 Snowed Them Bad—College Foot Ball Team Win An Easy Victory https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kalamazoo-gazette/168463028/ Kalamazoo Gazette Kalamazoo, Michigan November 22, 1896 1 March 20, 2025 Newspapers.com Downed The Farmers—Kalamazoo College Won The Football Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kalamazoo-gazette/168463196/ Kalamazoo Gazette Kalamazoo, Michigan November 28, 1896 1 March 20, 2025 Newspapers.com 2024 Michigan State Football Media Guide https://msuspartans.com/documents/2024/7/24/2024_Michigan_State_Football_Media_Guide_Big_Ten_Media_Day.pdf Michigan State Athletics 194 March 21, 2025 References Michigan Agricultural Category:Michigan State Spartans football seasons Michigan Agricultural Aggies football