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Michigan State Football Team History

Michigan State Spartans

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Founded: 1855
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Capacity: 75,005
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: James H. Jim Crowley
Conference: Independent-

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1885 <-- 1928 <- 1929 -> 1930 --> 2024

1929 Season Highlights

James H. Jim Crowley enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Michigan State.

1929 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Alma	59	6	W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Michigan	0	17	L
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Colgate	0	31	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Adrian	74	0	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. North Carolina State	40	6	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Case	38	0	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Mississippi State	33	19	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Detroit Mercy	0	25	L

1929 Season Totals
Record	5-3
Points Scored	244
Scoring Average	30.5
Points Allowed	104
Defense Average	13.0
Opponents Record	7-16
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	1-2

1929 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1929 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	4-4	92	47					Summer Dole
New Mexico	2-4-2	133	100					Roy W. Johnson
Texas Tech	1-7-2	31	141					Grady Higgenbotham
Notre Dame	9-0	145	38					Knute Kenneth Rockne
Pittsburgh	9-1	291	90	Lost 14-47				Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Arizona	7-1	182	22					James F. Pop McKale
Boston College	7-2-1	202	65					Joseph Joe McKenney
Army	6-4-1	276	132					Lawrence M. Biff Jones
Middle Tennessee State	6-3-1	85	92					Frank Faulkinberry
Navy	6-2-2	233	59					William A. Bill Ingram
Penn State	6-3	101	75					Hugo F. Bezdek
Syracuse	6-3	259	46					Lewis P. Lew Andreas
Temple	6-3-1	133	65					Henry J. Miller
Texas El Paso	6-1-2	154	46					Mack Saxon
Wake Forest	6-5-1	107	155					Frank S. Pat Miller
Jacksonville State	5-3	73	84					J.W. Stephenson
Michigan State	5-3	244	104					James H. Jim Crowley
West Virginia	4-3-3	77	95					Ira Errett Rat Rogers
New Mexico State	3-2-3	132	57					Gerald H. Hines
Arkansas State	2-5	61	137					Herbert Schwartz
Georgia Southern	2-1-2	95	32					Crook Smith
Southern Mississippi	2-6-1	74	105					William B. Saunders
Kent State	1-7	20	161					Merle E. Wagoner
Massachusetts	3-4-1	56	82					Charles McGeoch
Arizona State	0-6	13	143					Aaron M. McCreary
Ball State	0-7	43	200					Paul B. Shorty Parker

1929 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1929 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.