1915 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team

The 1915 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Michigan Agricultural College (MAC) as an independent during the 1915 college football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach John Macklin, the Aggies compiled a 5–1 record and outscored their opponents 258 to 38.[1]

1915 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
1915 record5–1
Head coachJohn Macklin (5th season)
1915 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Dubuque      7 0 0
Carleton      6 0 0
Wabash      7 0 1
Notre Dame      7 1 0
Grinnell      6 1 0
Michigan Agricultural      5 1 0
Western State (MI)      5 1 0
Heidelberg      5 2 1
Millikin      5 2 1
Nebraska Wesleyan      6 3 0
St. Mary's (OH)      3 2 0
Michigan State Normal      4 2 1
Doane      5 3 0
Marquette      4 2 2
South Dakota      4 2 2
Jamestown      3 2 1
Penn (IA)      4 3 0
Michigan      4 3 1
Saint Louis      5 4 1
Creighton      3 3 1
Haskell      3 3 0
Iowa State Teachers      3 3 0
North Dakota Agricultural      3 3 0
St. Thomas (MN)      2 2 1
Fairmount      3 5 1
Hanover      2 4 0
Lake Forest      2 4 0
Lawrence      2 5 0
Earlham      2 6 0
Detroit      1 5 0
Butler      1 6 0

At the end of the 1915 season, fullback Neno DaPrato was a consensus first-team selection on the 1915 College Football All-America Team.[2] He was called "the greatest scoring machine of the year" after scoring 130 points in just six games during the 1915 season.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Olivet
W 34–0[4]
October 9Alma
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 77–12[5]
October 16Carroll
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 56–0[6]
October 23at Michigan
W 24–0[7]
October 30Oregon Agricultural
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
L 0–20[8]
November 6Marquette
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 68–6[9]
  • Homecoming
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References

  1. "2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 142, 147. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  3. "Experts Rank Mayer High". Richmond Times-Dispatch. December 5, 1915. p. 3.
  4. "Aggies Too Powerful For Olivet". Detroit Free Press. October 3, 1915. pp. 15, 19 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Aggies Whale Alma: Aggies Run Away With Alma Gang". Detroit Free Press. October 10, 1915. p. 23 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Fumbling Mars Win of Aggies". Detroit Free Press. October 17, 1915. p. 23 via Newspapers.com.
  7. E.A. Batchelor (October 24, 1915). "M. A. C. Smothers Michigan Under a Score of 24 to 0". Detroit Free Press. p. 19 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Giants From Coast Rip Up Aggies Line and Win, 20 to 0". Detroit Free Press. October 31, 1915. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Marquette No Match for Aggies". Detroit Free Press. November 7, 1915. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.


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