1909 Utah Agricultural Aggies football team

1909 Utah Agricultural Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2–1
Head coach
Seasons
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1910 →
1909 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Vincent's   –   6 – 0 – 0
Montana   –   6 – 0 – 1
Utah   –   4 – 1 – 0
Denver   –   7 – 2 – 0
Arizona   –   3 – 1 – 0
New Mexico   –   4 – 2 – 0
USC   –   3 – 1 – 2
Hawaii   –   2 – 2 – 0
Utah Agricultural   –   2 – 2 – 1
Wyoming   –   3 – 5 – 0
New Mexico A&M   –   1 – 3 – 1

The 1909 Utah Agricultural Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah Agricultural College (later renamed Utah State University) during the 1909 college football season. In their first season under head coach Clayton Teetzel, the Aggies compiled a 2–2–1 record and were outscored by a total of 55 to 34.[1]

Clayton Teetzel was hired as a coach at Utah Agricultural in May 1908.[2] He coached the school's teams in basketball, baseball, track, wrestling, swimming and boxing.[3][4][5] He took over as football coach in 1909 after Fred M. Walker left the position.

The players on the 1909 team included Holden (end), William Jones (end), John Paddock (end/fullback), Elmer or Edgar Brossard (tackle), August Nelson (tackle), David Robinson (guard), Vern Martineau (guard/tackle), Mack McCombs (center), Archie Egbert (quarterback/end), Vince Cardon (quarterback), Heber Hancock (halfback), Peterson (halfback/tackle), Frederick Froerer (halfback), Crookston (halfback), and William Batt (fullback/halfback/guard).[6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9UtahLogan, UT (rivalry)L 0–282,000[7]
October 23Logan All StarsLogan, UTW 22–5[8]
November 6Fort DouglasLogan, UTW 12–0>2,000[9]
November 15Montana AgriculturalLogan, UTT 0–0[10]
November 25at Utah
L 0–22>3,500[11]

References

  1. ^ "2018 Utah State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Utah State University. 2018. pp. 188, 195.
  2. ^ "Teetzel Goes To Logan". The Salt Lake Herald. May 16, 1908. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Teetzel Expects To Have Good Track Material: Aggie Coach Still Working on Gym Sports". The Evening Telegram (Salt Lake City). February 27, 1915.
  4. ^ "Teetzel Sees Chance for Double Victory". The Evening Telegram (Salt Lake City). April 4, 1914.
  5. ^ "Aggies Strong In Baseball And Track Entire Old Baseball Team Back, and Coach Teetzel Is Happy". The Evening Telegram (Salt Lake City). March 24, 1914.
  6. ^ Positions taken from newspaper accounts cited below. Full names taken from the Media Guide.
  7. ^ "Utah Defeats Aggies 28 to 0". The Herald-Republican (Salt Lake City). October 10, 1909. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Logan All-Stars Give Aggies Run for Money". The Herald-Republican (Salt Lake City). October 24, 1909. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Aggies Too Strong for Fort Douglas". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 7, 1909. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Logan Aggies Fail To Beat Montana: Goal Lines Remain Uncrossed in Gridiron Battle at Logan". The Herald-Republican (Salt Lake City). November 16, 1909. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Varsity of Utah Wins Championship: Defeats Aggies in Last Game of Season, by Score of 22 to 0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 26, 1909. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.


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