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: Clarence L. Biggie Munn Conference: Big 10-
1953 Season Highlights
Clarence L. Biggie Munn enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
The Spartans won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
1953 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Iowa
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Minnesota
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Texas Christian
26
19
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Indiana
47
18
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Purdue
0
6
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Oregon State
34
6
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Ohio State
28
13
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Michigan
14
6
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs. Marquette
21
15
W
Fri., Jan. 1
UCLA
28
20
W
@ Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
1953 Season Totals
Record 9-1
Points Scored 240
Scoring Average 24.0
Points Allowed 110
Defense Average 11.0
Opponents Record 39-42
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-1
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
3 8-1-0
AP
3 8-1-0
Coaches
3 8-1-0
INS
3 8-1-0
UP
1953 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1953 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
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.