1898 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1898 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association MIAA 4–3 4–1 Henry Keep 2nd John H. Vanderstolpe The 1898 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team represented Michigan Agricultural College (MAC) as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) the 1898 college football season. In their second year under coach Henry Keep, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 4–3 and outscored their opponents 142 to 127. Coach Keep was an engineering student who had transferred from the University of Michigan.Steve Grinczel Michigan State Football: They Are Spartans 11Keith Widder Michigan Agricultural College: The Evolution of a Land-Grant Philosophy 373 The 1898 season also featured the first installment of the Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry; Michigan won the game on a Wednesday at Ann Arbor, Michigan, by 39 to 0 score. Three days after losing to Michigan, the Aggies also lost the second installment of the Michigan State–Notre Dame football rivalry; Notre Dame won the game at South Bend, Indiana, by 53 to 0 score. Schedule y y y October 8 at Michigan State Normal Ypsilanti, MI W 11-6 October 12 at Michigan<ncg> Regents Field Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry) L 0-39 Good Scores Rolled Up: Michigan Practiced on the M.A.C. for a Fair Total Detroit Free Press October 13, 1898 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20905641/good_scores_rolled_up_michigan/ Newspapers.com October 15 at Notre Dame<ncg> Brownson Hall field Notre Dame, IN (rivalry) L 0-53 October 22 Albion East Lansing, MI W 62-6 October 29 at Olivet Olivet, MI W 45-0 Olivet Not in the Game Detroit Free Press October 30, 1898 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20905813/olivet_not_in_the_game/ Newspapers.com November 19 Michigan State Normal East Lansing, MI W 24-6 November 24 2:30 p.m. at Kalamazoo Kalamazoo, MI L 0-17 1,000 Foot Ball Contest—Preparations for the Big Game This Afternoon https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kalamazoo-gazette/168418788/ Kalamazoo Gazette Kalamazoo, Michigan November 24, 1898 1 March 20, 2025 Newspapers.com Intercollegiate Championship Won By Kalamazoo https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/168418899/ Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan November 25, 1898 6 March 20, 2025 Newspapers.com Are Champions—Kalamazoo College Shut Out M. A. C. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kalamazoo-gazette/168419027/ Kalamazoo Gazette Kalamazoo, Michigan November 26, 1898 1, 4 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 Game summaries Michigan The 1898 season marked the first game played in the intrastate rivalry between Michigan and Michigan State. The teams met in Ann Arbor on October 12, 1898, and Michigan won, 39 to 0. The Detroit Free Press wrote that the game was "essentially a practice game," as Michigan played 25 different players during the game. Charles Widman scored two touchdowns and was "the strongest ground-gainer" for Michigan. In the second half, Keena also kicked a field goal from a place-kick, "the first time a Michigan eleven has ever scored in that fashion."Football The Michigan Alumnus November 1898 60 https://books.google.com/books?id=FNoSdYn20uYC("The feature of the game was a place kick for goal made by Keena from the 23-yard line.") The game was played in 20-minute halves. The referee was J. C. Knight. After the 1898 shutout, Michigan sent its freshman team against Michigan Agricultural for the next three years.Steve Grinczel Michigan State Football, pp. 7-8 The two rivals have played each other more than 100 times since the inaugural meeting in 1898. References Michigan Agricultural Category:Michigan State Spartans football seasons Michigan Agricultural Aggies football