1920 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team

The 1920 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Michigan Agricultural College (MAC) as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Potsy Clark, the Aggies compiled a 4–6 record and outscored their opponents 270 to 166.[1]

1920 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football
Conference	Independent
1920 record	4–6
Head coach	Potsy Clark (1st season)

1920 Midwestern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Notre Dame			–					9	–	0	–	0
Butler			–					7	–	1	–	0
St. Xavier			–					7	–	1	–	0
Detroit			–					8	–	2	–	0
Marquette			–					7	–	2	–	0
Haskell			–					3	–	1	–	1
St. Ignatius (OH)			–					4	–	2	–	0
Iowa State Teachers			–					4	–	2	–	1
Valparaiso			–					5	–	3	–	0
Nebraska			–					5	–	3	–	1
Central Michigan			–					4	–	3	–	1
Akron			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					3	–	4	–	0
Western State (MI)			–					3	–	4	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					2	–	3	–	1
Michigan Agricultural			–					4	–	6	–	0
Earlham			–					2	–	3	–	0
Dayton			–					2	–	4	–	0
Kent State			–					1	–	2	–	0
Saint Louis			–					3	–	6	–	0
Bowling Green			–					1	–	4	–	0
Toledo			–					0	–	3	–	0

On October 30, the Aggies set a school scoring record with 109 points against Olivet College.[2] After a bye week, the team scored 81 points against the Chicago YMCA.[3] The Aggies won the two games by a total of 190 to 0.

In April 1921, coach Clark left Michigan Agricultural to become head football coach at the University of Kansas.[4] He later led the 1935 Detroit Lions team to the NFL Championship.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Kalamazoo	College Field East Lansing, MI	L 2–21		[5]
October 2	Albion	College Field East Lansing, MI	W 16–0		[6]
October 6	Alma	College Field East Lansing, MI	W 48–0		[7]
October 9	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 0–27		[8]
October 16	at Michigan	Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 0–35		[9]
October 23	Marietta	College Field East Lansing, MI	L 7–23		[10]
October 30	Olivet	College Field East Lansing, MI	W 109–0		[2]
November 13	Chicago YMCA	College Field East Lansing, MI	W 81–0		[3]
November 20	at Nebraska	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	L 7–35		[11]
November 25	Notre Dame	College Field East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	L 0–25	8,000	[12]
Homecoming

References

1. "2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 142, 148. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
2. "Michigan Aggies Pile Up 109 Points And Bury Eleven Sent Up by Olivet". Detroit Free Press. October 31, 1920. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Aggies Defeat Chicago 'Y' 81-0". Detroit Free Press. November 14, 1920. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ""Potsy" Clark To Leave M.A.C." The Lansing State Journal. April 26, 1921. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Aggies Given Bad Beating". Detroit Free Press. September 26, 1920. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Aggies On Top In Albion Game". Detroit Free Press. October 3, 1920. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Alma Swamped By Sweeping Attack Staged By Farmers". The Lansing State Journal. October 7, 1920. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Bill Walker (October 10, 1920). "Wisconsin Scores 27 to 0 Win Over Hard Fighting Foe". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
9. K.W. Hall (October 17, 1920). "Wolverines Rout Aggies In Hard Fought Battle In Presence of Throng: Michigan Outplays Farmers at All Stages of Annual Gridiron Conflict on Historic Ferry Field". Detroit Free Press. pp. 21–22 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Marietta Wins From Aggies". Detroit Free Press. October 24, 1920. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Aggies Trounced By Husker Attack". The Nebraska State Journal. November 21, 1920. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Notre Dame Triumphs Over Aggies in Stubborn Fight". The Lansing State Journal. November 26, 1920. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.