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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  <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights
 Hugh Duffy Daugherty enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
 
1961 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Wisconsin  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Stanford  31   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Michigan  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Notre Dame  17   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Indiana  35   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Minnesota  0   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Purdue  6   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Northwestern  21   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Illinois  34   7   W       
 
1961 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored192
  Scoring Average21.3
  Points Allowed50
  Defense Average5.6
  Opponents Record41-43
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record2-2
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
8 7-2-0 AP
9 7-2-0 Coaches
9 7-2-0 UPI
  
1961 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 8-216178Won  21-36-112662  Murray Warmath
Indiana 2-796162 0-638132  Phil Dickens
Illinois 0-953289 0-736255  Peter R. Elliot
Ohio State 8-0-122183 6-017961  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 7-219250 5-214440  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Purdue 6-314687 4-29453  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin 6-3179158 4-3149138  Milton Milt Bruhn
Michigan 6-3212163 3-3117135  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Iowa 5-4215162 2-4110100  Jerry Burns
Northwestern 4-5131105 2-46885  Ara R. Parseghian

1961 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1961 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

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.