The 1898 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team represented

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(MAC) in the 1898 college football season. In their second year under coach Henry Keep, the Aggies compiled a 4–3 record and outscored their opponents 142 to 127. Coach Keep was an engineering student who had transferred from the

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. The 1898 season also featured the first installment of the

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;

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won the game on a Wednesday at

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, by 39 to 0 score. Three days after losing to Michigan, the Aggies also lost the second installment of the

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; Notre Dame won the game at

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, by 53 to 0 score.

Schedule

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.

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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."("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. The two rivals have played each other more than 100 times since the inaugural meeting in 1898.

References

Michigan Agricultural Michigan State Spartans football seasons

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