1910 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team
| 1910 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| 1910 record | 6–1 |
| Head coach | Chester Brewer |
The 1910 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team represented Michigan Agricultural College (MAC) in the 1910 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Chester Brewer, the Aggies compiled a 6–1 record and outscored their opponents 168 to 8.[1]
Game notes
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On October 15, 1910, the Aggies lost to Michigan by a 6 to 3 score at Ferry Field. It was the fifth game in the Michigan - Michigan State football rivalry, and Michigan had a 3–0–1 record in the four prior meetings, outscoring the Aggies by a combined total of 204 to 0.[2] The Aggies came into the 1910 game at Ann Arbor with a 2–0 record, having beaten two prior opponents by a total of 46 to 0. The 1910 Aggies compiled a record of 6–0 and outscored opponents 165 to 2 against teams other than the Wolverines (including a 17–0 victory over Notre Dame.[3][4] Prior to the Michigan game, the M. A. C. student body adopted the slogan, "On to Michigan."[5]
After a scoreless first half, the Aggies blocked two punts by George C. Thomson in the third quarter. On the second occasion, Thomson kicked from his 50-yard line, and the low punt was blocked and rolled to Michigan's 12-yard line where the Aggies' left tackle Campbell recovered the ball. After Michigan stopped two runs, the Aggies' right halfback, Hill, kicked a field goal from the 21-yard line.[6] The Aggies' maintained a 3–0 into the fourth quarter. With less than five minutes left in the game, Shorty McMillan completed a pass to Stanley Borleske who ran 50 yards to the Aggies' 15-yard line. Don Green then carried the ball to the three-yard line. Due to a penalty, the Wolverines had five unsuccessful chances to score the touchdown after advancing to the three-yard line. Michigan then lined up for a field goal, but the play was a fake. Green took the snap from center and ran for the touchdown. Conklin kicked the extra point, and Michigan won by a score of 6 to 3.[6][7]
After the game, Coach Yost praised the Michigan Agricultural team as "remarkably strong."[6] The game was played in 15-minute quarters.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Michigan State Yearly Results (1910-1914)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Michigan vs Michigan State". College Football Data Warehouse.
- ↑ "Michigan State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse.
- ↑ "Farmers' Best Football Year: Season Just Closed Most Successful in History of Athletics at East Lansing; Fitting Close to Coach Brewer's Term of Service; University of Michigan Only Team Able to Cross the Aggies' Final Chalk Mark". Detroit Free Press. December 3, 1910. p. 10.
- ↑ ""On to Michigan" Is M.A.C. Slogan: About Five Hundred Rooters Will Accompany Team to Ann Arbor Saturday; Annual Battle Is Talk of Campus at Lansing; With Practically Green Squad Brewer's Team Must Face Yost's Seasoned Veterans". Detroit Free Press. October 9, 1910. p. B7.
- 1 2 3 4 "Michigan Wins, 6–3: Aggies Give Yost's Men Hardest Kind of Battle, Leading at End of Third Period, by Virtue of Hill's Field Goal; Varsity's Touchdown Comes in Last Quarter; Forward Pass to Borleske and Long Run Bring Ball to One Yard Line, Where M. A. C. Makes Gamest Kind of Fight". Detroit Free Press. October 16, 1910. p. 15.
- 1 2 "Michigan 6; M.A.C. 3". The Michigan Alumnus. November 1910. pp. 93–94.