The Jonesboro A&M Gorillas football program from 1920 to 1929 represented Arkansas State University—known as First District Agricultural School prior to 1925 and First District Agricultural and Mechanical College thereafter—in its second decades of college football competition, competing as a junior college. The team was known as the Jonesboro Aggies at the outset of the decade, and took on the Gorillas nickname in 1925.

The 1920 Jonesboro Aggies football team represented the First District Agricultural School—now known as Arkansas State University—as an independent during the 1920 college football season. Led by Foy Hammons in his second and final season as head coach, the Aggies compiled a record of 4–3. The team played home games at Kays Field in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 2	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 0–33	[1]
October 11	West Tennessee Normal	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR (rivalry)	W 13–0	[2]
October 23	at Arkansas College	Fair Grounds Batesville, AR	L 12–19	[3]
October 29	at Ouachita Baptist	A. U. Williams Field Arkadelphia, AR	L 0–27	[4][5]
November 11	at Brinkley High School	Brinkley, AR	W 61–0	[6]
November 25	at Union (TN)	Jackson, TN	W 13–6	[7]
	Camp Pike	Jonesboro, AR	W 18–12

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The 1921 Jonesboro Aggies football team represented the First District Agricultural School—now known as Arkansas State University—as an independent during the 1921 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Tom Dandelet, the Aggies compiled a record of 3–2–1. The team played home games at Kays Field in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Dandelet had played football and basketball at the College of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota and Valparaiso University. He was hired as athletic director as Jonesboro in the summer of 1921.^[10]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Arkansas College	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	W 14–7		[11][12]
October 14	Little Rock	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	L 0–13		[13]
October 28	Tennessee Docs	Jonesboro, AR	Cancelled		[14]
November 4	Bethel (TN)	Jonesboro, AR	W 7–0		[15]
November 11	West Tennessee State Normal	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR (rivalry)	W 19–0		[16]
November 18	Arkansas State Normal	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	L 7–13		[17][18]
November 24	at Cape Girardeau Normal	Cape Girardeau, MO	T 0–0	3,000	[19]
Homecoming

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The 1922 Jonesboro Aggies football team represented the First District Agricultural School—now known as Arkansas State University—as an independent during the 1922 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Tom Dandelet, the Aggies compiled a record of 0–7. The team played home games at Kays Field in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 6		Memphis Technical High School	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	Cancelled	[23]
October 13		at Arkansas College	Batesville, AR	L 0–51	[24]
October 20		at Arkansas State Normal	Conway, AR	L 0–82	[25]
November 3		Russellville	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	L 0–69	[26][27]
November 11	3:00 p.m.	Monticello Aggies	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	L 0–42	[28][29][30]
November 17	3:00 p.m.	Little Rock	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	L 0–40	[31][32]
November 24		at West Tennessee State Normal	Russwood Park Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 0–68	[33][34]
November 30		at Cape Girardeau Normal	Cape Girardeau, MO	L 0–51	[35]

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The 1923 Jonesboro Aggies football team represented the First District Agricultural School—now known as Arkansas State University—as an independent during the 1923 college football season. Led by Tom Dandelet in his third and final season as head coach, the Aggies compiled a record of 0–6–1. The team played home games at Kays Field in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29		Jonesboro A&M alumni	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	T 0–0
October 6	3:00 p.m.	at Saint Louis	High School Field St. Louis, MO	L 0–39	[39][40]
October 19	3:30 p.m.	Arkansas State Normal	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	L 0–40	[41][42]
October 27		West Tennessee State Normal	Kay Field Jonesboro, AR (rivalry)	L 0–6	[43]
November 2		at Monticello Aggies	Monticello, AR	L 0–27	[44]
November 9		Arkansas College	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	L 0–46	[45][46]
November 16		at Arkansas College	Little Rock, AR	Cancelled	[47]
November 29		at Cape Girardeau	Cape Girardeau, MO	L 0–6	[48]
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The 1924 Jonesboro Aggies football team represented the First District Agricultural School—now known as Arkansas State University—as an independent during the 1924 college football season. Led by Basil Stanley in his first and only season as head coach, the Aggies compiled a record of 4–4. The team played home games at Kays Field in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 20	Jonesboro A&M alumni	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	W 24–0	[51][52]
September 27	at Will Mayfield	Marble Hill, MO	W 12–0	[53]
October 4	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 7–10	[54]
October 10	at Arkansas State Normal	Conway, AR	L 0–14	[55]
October 24	at Magnolia A&M	Magnolia, AR	W 33–0	[56]
November 11	Monticello Aggies	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	W 19–12	[57]
November 20	at Arkansas College	Batesville, AR	L 0–7	[58]
November 27	at Cape Girardeau	Cape Girardeau, MO	L 0–13	[59]

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The 1925 Jonesboro A&M Gorillas football team, also called the Aggies, represented First District Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Arkansas State University—as an independent during the 1925 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Herbert Schwartz, the Aggies compiled a record of 4–3–1. The team played home games at Kays Field in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 26		at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 0–53	[61]
October 9		West Tennessee State Teachers	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR (rivalry)	W 19–0	[62]
October 17	2:30: p.m.	at Southwestern (TN)	Fargason Field Memphis, TN	L 6–14	[63][64][65]
October 23		at Hendrix	Young Memorial Stadium Conway, AR	L 0–48	[66][67][68]
October 31		Magnolia A&M	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	W 27–0	[69][70]
November 11		Arkansas State Teachers	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	W 12–6	[71][72]
November 20		Monticello Aggies		W 1–0 (forfeit)	[73]
November 26		at Arkansas College	Batesville, AR	T 0–0	[74]
Homecoming

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The 1926 Jonesboro A&M Gorillas football team represented Jonesboro A&M College—now known as Arkansas State University—as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In their second year under head coach Herbert Schwartz, the Aggies compiled a record of 4–3–1. The team played home games at Kays Field in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25		at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 0–28		[76]
October 9	2:30 p.m.	at West Tennessee State Teachers	Memorial Field Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 7–0	1,000	[77][78]
October 15		at Magnolia A&M	Smith Field Magnolia, AR	L 0–20		[79]
October 22		at Southern Illinois	Carbondale, IL	L 0–10		[80]
October 29	3:15 p.m.	Lambuth	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	W 13–0		[81][82]
November 11	10:00 a.m.	at Arkansas State Teachers	Conway, AR	T 0–0		[83][84]
November 19		at Monticello Aggies	Monticello, AR	W 26–6		[85]
November 25		Arkansas College	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	W 14–7	2,000	[86][87]
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The 1927 Jonesboro A&M Gorillas football team represented Jonesboro A&M College—now known as Arkansas State University—as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In their third year under head coach Herbert Schwartz, the Aggies compiled a record of 4–3. The team played home games at Kays Field in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 24		at Union (TN)	Jackson, TN	L 6–14	[90]
October 7		at Ouachita Baptist	Arkadelphia, AR	L 0–26	[91][92]
October 21		Southern Illinois	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	W 14–0	[93][94]
October 27	3:30 p.m.	Magnolia A&M	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	L 0–13	[95][96]
November 4		West Tennessee State Teachers	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR (rivalry)	W 9–6	[97][98]
November 11	3:30 p.m.	Monticello Aggies	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	W 19–0	[99][100]
November 24		Will Mayfield	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	W 12–0	[101]

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The 1928 Jonesboro A&M Gorillas football team represented Jonesboro A&M College—now known as Arkansas State University—as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Herbert Schwartz, the Aggies compiled a record of 3–3–1. The team played home games at Kays Field in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	3:15 p.m.	Mountain Home College	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	W 55–0	[103][104]
October 12		at Lambuth	Jackson, TN	W 20–6	[105]
October 26		at Magnolia A&M	Magnolia, AR	L 0–22	[106]
November 3	3:00 p.m.	at West Tennessee State Teachers	Hodges Field Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 14–19	[107][108]
November 9		at Arkansas College	Batesville, AR	T 6–6	[109]
November 17		at Cape Girardeau	Cape Girardeau, MO	L 0–12	[110]
November 29		Little Rock	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	W 6–0	[111]
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The 1929 Jonesboro A&M Gorillas football team represented Jonesboro A&M College—now known as Arkansas State University—as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Herbert Schwartz, the Aggies compiled a record of 2–5. The team played home games at Kays Field in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 11		Lambuth	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	W 22–0	> 3,000	[113]
October 19		at Caruthersville Junior College	Caruthersville, MO	L 12–13		[114]
October 25		Magnolia A&M	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	L 0–39		[115]
November 1	8:00 p.m.	West Tennessee State Teachers	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR (rivalry)	L 0–6		[116][117][118]
November 11		Will Mayfield	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	W 14–0		[119]
November 15		Cape Girardeau	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	L 0–25		[120]
November 28		Arkansas College	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR	L 13–54		[121][122]
Homecoming All times are in Central time

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