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: Chester L. Brewer Conference: Independent-
1917 Season Highlights
Chester L. Brewer enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
1917 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Alma
7
14
L
Fri., Oct. 12 vs. Kalamazoo
3
7
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Michigan
0
27
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Detroit
0
14
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Western State
0
14
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Northwestern
6
39
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Notre Dame
0
23
L
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Syracuse
7
21
L
Thu., Nov. 29 vs. Camp MacArthur
0
20
L
1917 Season Totals
Record 0-9
Points Scored 23
Scoring Average 2.6
Points Allowed 179
Defense Average 19.9
Opponents Record 27-6
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 0-7
Away Record 0-2
1917 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1917 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1917 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.