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-
1966 Season Highlights
Hugh Duffy Daugherty enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
The Spartans won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
The Spartans won the National Championship.
1966 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
North Carolina State
28
10
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Penn State
42
8
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Illinois
26
10
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Michigan
20
7
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Ohio State
11
8
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Purdue
41
20
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Northwestern
22
0
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Iowa
56
7
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Indiana
37
19
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Notre Dame
10
10
T
1966 Season Totals
Record 9-0
-1
Points Scored 293
Scoring Average 29.3
Points Allowed 99
Defense Average 9.9
Opponents Record 48-49
Conference Record 7-0
Home Record 5-0
-1
Away Record 4-0
1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
2 9-0-1
AP
2 9-0-1
Coaches
2 9-0-1
UPI
1966 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1966 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
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.