With the dawn of the 1913-14 academic year came official membership in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, alongside Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa State, Drake, and Washington (MO). It would be a rough introduction, although their conference schedule was severely limited.
The season started ominously enough with a home loss to in-state foe Southwestern, something which would have been unthinkable over the prior few years. A week later, the Aggies lost 24-6 at Nebraska in their first official Valley contest.
A 33-0 win a week later over Emporia Normal helped soothe the pain, but it was redoubled the following week in a 26-0 loss at home to the hated Jayhawks.