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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  <-- 1964 <- 1965 -> 1966 --> 2024
1965 Season Highlights
 Hugh Duffy Daugherty enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
 The Spartans won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 The Spartans won the National Championship.
 
1965 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. UCLA  13   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Penn State  23   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Illinois  22   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Michigan  24   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Ohio State  32   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Purdue  14   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Northwestern  49   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Iowa  35   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Indiana  27   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Notre Dame  12   3   W       
 Sat., Jan. 1   UCLA  12   14   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1965 Season Totals
  Record10-1
  Points Scored263
  Scoring Average23.9
  Points Allowed76
  Defense Average6.9
  Opponents Record59-48
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record5-0
1965 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
2 10-1-0 AP
110-0-0 Coaches
110-0-0 UPI
  
1965 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 5-4-1188160 5-2149109  Murray Warmath
Illinois 6-4235118 4-315592  Peter R. Elliot
Indiana 2-8134225 1-696183  John Pont
Michigan State 10-126376Lost  12-147-020356  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Ohio State 7-2156118 6-113083  Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue 7-2-1227127 5-215092  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern 4-6141208 3-4105139  Alex Agase
Michigan 4-6185161 2-5137115  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Wisconsin 2-7-181291 2-575228  Milton Milt Bruhn
Iowa 1-994192 0-747150  Jerry Burns

1965 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1965 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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