1907 Utah Agricultural Aggies football team

The 1907 Utah Agricultural Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah Agricultural College (later renamed Utah State University) as an independent during the 1907 college football season. In their first season under head coach Fred M. Walker, the Aggies compiled a 5–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 156 to 25.[1]

1907 Utah Agricultural Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumU.A.C. gridiron
1907 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oregon Agricultural    6 0 0
New Mexico A&M    3 0 0
New Mexico    1 0 0
Washington State    7 1 0
Colorado Mines    5 1 0
Oregon    5 1 0
USC    5 1 0
Utah Agricultural    5 1 0
Montana    4 1 1
Utah    4 2 0
Wyoming    2 1 0
Washington    4 4 2

On November 25, 1907, the Aggies played the "Crimsons", a team formed by Brigham Young College students and led by coach Art Badenoch. The Aggies won the game, 100–0. The 100-point victory over the Crimsons remains the second largest margin in Utah State football history.[2]

Walker later became a pitcher in Major League Baseball.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5Ogden High School
W 6–0[3]
October 12Salt Lake High School
  • U.A.C. gridiron
  • Logan, UT
W 21–4[4]
October 18All Hallows College
  • U.A.C. gridiron
  • Logan, UT
W 45–6[5]
October 26All-Stars (Utah coaches)
  • U.A.C. gridiron
  • Logan, UT
W 11–5[6]
November 9at UtahL 0–10[7]
November 25Crimsons
  • U.A.C. gridiron
  • Logan, UT
W 100–0[8]

References

  1. "2018 Utah State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Utah State University. 2018. pp. 188, 195. (NOTE: The Media Guide misreports the result of the Utah game and reports on a seventh game with Brigham Young College -- presumably a reference to the game with the Crimsons, which was an unofficial team made up of Brigham Young students and coached by the school's athletic director.)
  2. 2018 Media Guide, p. 150.
  3. "Poor Showing Against Ogden: Aggies Score a Single Touchdown, Which Is the Result of a Fluke". The Salt Lake Herald. October 6, 1907. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "High School Is Outclassed: Aggies Play Salt Lake Lads Off Their Feet at Logan". The Salt Lake Herald. October 13, 1907. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "All Hallows Lose To Logan Aggies". Deseret Evening News. October 19, 1907. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "All-Stars Meet Defeat". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 27, 1907. p. Sporting 3 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Logan Fails To Down Champions". The Salt Lake Herald. November 10, 1907. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "A.C. Beats Crimsons 100 to 0: Badenoch's Men Full of Grit, But Have Not Been in the Game Long Enough". The Logan Republican. November 27, 1907. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.


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