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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 <-- 1910 <- 1911 -> 1912 --> 2024

1911 Season Highlights

John F. Macklin enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Michigan State.

1911 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Alma	12	0	W
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Michigan	3	15	L
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Olivet	29	3	W
Sat., Nov. 4	@ DePauw	6	0	W
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Mount Union	26	6	W
Thu., Nov. 30	vs. Wabash	17	6	W

1911 Season Totals
Record	5-1
Points Scored	93
Scoring Average	15.5
Points Allowed	30
Defense Average	5.0
Opponents Record	5-1
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	1-0

1911 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1911 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
New Mexico	1-3-1	62	22					R.F. Hutchison
Connecticut	0-5	6	166					Leo Hafford
Northern Illinois	8-1-2	196	84					William W. Wirtz
Oklahoma	8-0	282	15					Bennie Owen
Penn State	8-0-1	199	15					William M. Bill Hollenback
New Mexico State	7-0	192	6					Arthur H. Badenoch
Washington	7-0	277	9					Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Army	6-1-1	88	11					Joseph W. Beacham
Louisiana State	6-3	186	34					James K. Pat Dwyer
Navy	6-0-3	116	11					Lt. Douglas L. Doug Howard
Notre Dame	6-0-2	222	9					John L. Jack Marks
Temple	6-1	90	54					William J. Schatz
Texas A&M	6-1	134	17					Charles B. Moran
West Virginia	6-3	91	67					Dr. Charles Augustus Lueder
Arkansas	5-2-2	168	23					Hugo F. Bezdek
Florida	5-0-1	84	14					G.E. Pyle
Kansas State	5-4-1	47	87					Guy S. Lowman
Michigan	5-1-2	90	38					Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Michigan State	5-1	93	30					John F. Macklin
Oklahoma State	5-2	256	59					Paul J. Davis
Oregon State	5-2	119	49					Sam Dolan
Syracuse	5-3-2	63	59					C. DeForest Cummings
Texas	5-2	66	19					William S. Wasmund
Louisiana Tech	4-2-1	98	68					Percy S. Prince
Marshall	4-1-1	122	22					Boyd B. Chambers
Maryland	4-4-2	37	72					Charley F. Donnelly
Pittsburgh	4-3-1	72	29					Joseph H. Thompson
Rutgers	4-4-1	25	99					Howard Gargan
Texas Christian	4-5	114	106					Henry W. Lever
Troy	4-1-1	49	20					George W. Penton
Akron	3-4-1	80	24					Frank Haggerty
Arizona	3-1-1	16	3					George F. Shipp
Baylor	3-4-2	103	53					Ralph Glaze
Central Michigan	3-2	21	8					Harry W. Helmer
Jacksonville State	3-2-1	32	22					Ben Harris
Oregon	3-2	59	51					William J. Bill Warner
Wake Forest	3-5	159	81					Frank Thompson
Washington State	3-3	92	42					Oscar P. Osthoff
Hawaii	2-2	32	49					Austin Jones
Western Michigan	2-3	110	59					William H. Bill Spaulding
Arkansas State	1-1	12	11					F.T. Parks
Louisiana	1-3-1	35	68					C.J. McNaspy
South Carolina	1-4-2	22	102					John H. Neff
Boston College	0-7	8	97					Joseph Courtney
Middle Tennessee State	0-1	0	20					L.E. Mutt Weber
Stanford	0-0	0	0					No Team

1911 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1911 All Independent 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.