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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  <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024
1958 Season Highlights
 Hugh Duffy Daugherty enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
 
1958 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. California  32   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Michigan  12   12   T       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Pittsburgh  22   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Purdue  6   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Illinois  0   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Wisconsin  7   9   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Indiana  0   6   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Minnesota  12   39   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Kansas State  26   7   W       
 
1958 Season Totals
  Record3-5 -1
  Points Scored117
  Scoring Average13.0
  Points Allowed123
  Defense Average13.7
  Opponents Record40-39
  Conference Record0-5
  Home Record3-1 -1
  Away Record0-4
1958 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1958 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 4-5144150 4-3117117  Ray Eliot
Indiana 5-3-181141 3-2-156104  Phil Dickens
Minnesota 1-8115157 1-687120  Murray Warmath
Iowa 8-1-1272146Won  38-125-1173100  Forest Evashevski
Wisconsin 7-1-120177 5-1-113177  Milton Milt Bruhn
Ohio State 6-1-2182132 4-1-2147105  Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue 6-1-2184102 3-1-210380  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern 5-4199148 3-4142120  Ara R. Parseghian
Michigan 2-6-1132211 1-5-198172  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Michigan State 3-5-1117123 0-5-13796  Hugh Duffy Daugherty

1958 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1958 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

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