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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: Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1885  <-- 1963 <- 1964 -> 1965 --> 2024
1964 Season Highlights
 Hugh Duffy Daugherty enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
 
1964 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ North Carolina  15   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Southern California  17   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Michigan  10   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Indiana  20   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Northwestern  24   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Wisconsin  22   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Purdue  21   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Notre Dame  7   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Illinois  0   16   L       
 
1964 Season Totals
  Record4-5
  Points Scored136
  Scoring Average15.1
  Points Allowed141
  Defense Average15.7
  Opponents Record50-35
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record1-4
1964 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
20 4-5-0 Coaches
20 4-5-0 UPI
  
1964 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 6-3142100 4-39679  Peter R. Elliot
Minnesota 5-4136131 4-38985  Murray Warmath
Indiana 2-7154188 1-591121  Phil Dickens
Michigan 9-123583Won  34-76-115669  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Ohio State 7-214676 5-110241  Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue 6-3168146 5-2136112  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan State 4-5136141 3-39779  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Northwestern 3-695164 2-561133  Alex Agase
Wisconsin 3-698190 2-574152  Milton Milt Bruhn
Iowa 3-6170209 1-5108139  Jerry Burns

1964 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1964 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).