The first football games at Kyle Field, one of the oldest stadiums in Texas, took place in the Fall of 1905. One of the first Aggie football opponents at Kyle in the Fall of 1905 was……….OK, fine, it was NOT Austin College. Haha.
A&M was unwilling to provide funds for an athletic park, so in 1904 Aggie alum and Agriculture professor Edward Jackson Kyle created one out of the land assigned to him for one of his Ag classes. Kyle even ponied up some of his own money for a grandstand. Aggies have been coming around that spot of land for 117 years. On some special nights, such as defeating the #1 team in the nation, they will even congregate on the field itself.
117 years ago, athletic fields were used for all sports. Not just football, baseball too. The first Aggie athletic competitions at Kyle Field took place in the Spring of 1905, when Texas A&M baseball opened its season. Aggie baseball manager Edward Jackson Kyle announced the spring schedule of Texas A&M baseball in early 1905.
The first games OF ANY KIND at Kyle Field, one of the oldest stadiums in Texas, took place in the Spring of 1905. One of the first Aggie opponents at Kyle in the Spring of 1905 was ABSOLUTELY Austin College. Roo baseball defeated Texas A&M at Kyle Field by a score of 8-1 on April 28, 1905.
Kyle Field in the heart of the Brazos Valley has a special historic connection to Austin College. It also means a lot to me, a Bryan/College Station (B/CS) kid who grew up in its shadow. It’s significant to Larry Fedora, a freshman on the 1981 AC National Championship team who hails from College Station. And it’s an important place for the All-American Quarterback of the 1981 national championship team. That Roo QB, Larry Shillings, hails from Bryan, TX, and appears in an awesome photo for tonight’s “One 1981 pic a day for 15 days.” Will share around dinner time.
Clayton Oliphint, this sure is fun; you picked some great 1981 photos. Kyle Field photo credit goes to Roo Shane Montgomery, who attended last night’s A&M defeat of #1 Alabama.
