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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: John F. Macklin
Conference: Independent-

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1885 <-- 1911 <- 1912 -> 1913 --> 2024

1912 Season Highlights

John F. Macklin enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Michigan State.

1912 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Alma	14	3	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Michigan	7	55	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Olivet	52	0	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. DePauw	58	0	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Ohio Wesleyan	46	0	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Mount Union	61	20	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Wabash	24	0	W
Thu., Nov. 28	@ Ohio State	35	20	W

1912 Season Totals
Record	7-1
Points Scored	297
Scoring Average	37.1
Points Allowed	98
Defense Average	12.3
Opponents Record	11-5
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	1-1

1912 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1912 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	3-3	41	79					A.J. Sharadin
New Mexico	0-4	15	76					R.F. Hutchison
Kansas State	8-2	204	103					Guy S. Lowman
Penn State	8-0	285	6					William M. Bill Hollenback
Texas Christian	8-1	230	53					Willis T. Stewart
Michigan State	7-1	297	98					John F. Macklin
Notre Dame	7-0	409	27					John L. Jack Marks
Texas	7-1	201	62					David W. Dave Allerdice
Maryland	6-1-1	191	60					H.C. Curley Byrd
Navy	6-3	126	61					Lt. Douglas L. Doug Howard
Oklahoma State	6-2	335	56					Paul J. Davis
Washington	6-0	190	17					Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
West Virginia	6-3	132	106					Dr. William P. Edmunds
Akron	5-2-1	105	36					Frank Haggerty
Army	5-3	108	59					Ernest Graves
Michigan	5-2	158	65					Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
New Mexico State	5-1	256	24					Arthur H. Badenoch
Oklahoma	5-4	197	80					Bennie Owen
Rutgers	5-4	112	102					Howard Gargan
South Carolina	5-2-1	204	47					N.B. Red Edgerton
Arkansas	4-6	149	179					Hugo F. Bezdek
Louisiana State	4-3	165	36					James K. Pat Dwyer
Syracuse	4-5	95	160					C. DeForest Cummings
Arkansas State	3-1	39	20					F.T. Parks
Baylor	3-5	79	123					Ralph Glaze
Louisiana	3-4	90	239					H. Lee Prather
Louisville	3-1	128	47					Lester Larson
Marshall	3-4	197	94					Boyd B. Chambers
Northern Illinois	3-5	214	167					William W. Wirtz
Oregon State	3-4	57	40					Sam Dolan
Pittsburgh	3-6	113	121					Joseph H. Thompson
Temple	3-2	38	47					William J. Schatz
Troy	3-0	61	10					George W. Penton
Western Michigan	3-2-1	86	50					William H. Bill Spaulding
Arizona	2-1	55	30					Raymond L. Quigley
Boston College	2-4-1	33	157					Willliam P. Hiker Joy
Oregon	2-5	43	97					Louis Pinkham
Sam Houston State	2-2	58	51					S.R. Warner
Southern Mississippi	2-1	36	6					Ronald J. Slay
Wake Forest	2-6	108	87					Frank Thompson
Washington State	2-3	17	71					John R. Chief Bender
Central Michigan	1-1-1	1	1					Harry W. Helmer
Jacksonville State	1-4	37	83					Ben Harris
Louisiana Tech	1-2-1	33	28					Percy S. Prince
Memphis	1-2-1	13	15					Clyde Wilson
Middle Tennessee State	0-0	0	0					L.E. Mutt Weber
Tulsa	1-3	75	103					Harvey L. Allen
Rice	0-1	0	32					Phillip H. Arbuckle
Stanford	0-0	0	0					No Team

1912 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1912 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.