On October 12, 1907, the Aggies lost to Michigan by a 46 to 0 score at Ferry Field. It was the third game in the Michigan - Michigan State football rivalry. Michigan had won the two prior meetings by a combined score of 158 to 0.[2][3] 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 made his first appearance of the season and scored five touchdowns. The game was played in 20-minute halves.[4][5]
^"Michigan Has Easy Victory: Defeats Football Team from Agricultural College by Scope of Forty-six to Nothing at Ann Arbor". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 13, 1907. p. C1.