The 1907 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team represented Michigan Agricultural College (MAC) as an independent during the

1907 college football season The 1907 college football season saw the increased use of the forward pass, which had been legalized the year before. Football remained a dangerous game, despite the "debrutalization" reforms, and an unprecedented eleven players were killed (9 hi ...

. In their fourth year under head coach

Chester Brewer Chester Leland Brewer (November 26, 1875 – April 16, 1953) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and track and field coach and athletic director. He served as the head football coach at Albion College (1899–1902), Michigan Agri ...

, the Aggies compiled a 4–2–1 record and outscored their opponents 127 to 60.

Schedule

Game summaries

Michigan

On October 12, 1907, the Aggies lost to Michigan by a 46 to 0 score at

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. It was the third game in the

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. Michigan had won the two prior meetings by a combined score of 158 to 0. In 40 minutes of play, Michigan scored eight touchdowns and did not allow a single first down to be made by the Aggies. Team captain

Paul Magoffin Paul Parker "Maggie" Magoffin (March 30, 1883 – February 1, 1956) was an American football player. He played left halfback for Fielding H. Yost's University of Michigan Wolverines football teams of 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1907, and was captain o ...

made his first appearance of the season and scored five touchdowns. The game was played in 20-minute halves.

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