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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  <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024
1966 Season Highlights
 Hugh Duffy Daugherty enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
 The Spartans won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 The Spartans won the National Championship.
 
1966 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. North Carolina State  28   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Penn State  42   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Illinois  26   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Michigan  20   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Ohio State  11   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Purdue  41   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Northwestern  22   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Iowa  56   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Indiana  37   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Notre Dame  10   10   T       
 
1966 Season Totals
  Record9-0 -1
  Points Scored293
  Scoring Average29.3
  Points Allowed99
  Defense Average9.9
  Opponents Record48-49
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record5-0 -1
  Away Record4-0
1966 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
29-0-1 AP
29-0-1 Coaches
29-0-1 UPI
  
1966 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 4-6173193 4-3149140  Peter R. Elliot
Minnesota 4-5-1124160 3-3-17599  Murray Warmath
Indiana 1-8-1104229 1-5-187160  John Pont
Michigan State 9-0-129399 7-021371  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Purdue 9-2297154Won  14-136-119289  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan 6-4236138 4-3171110  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Ohio State 4-5108123 3-47278  Wayne Woody Hayes
Northwestern 3-6-1137213 2-4-1109129  Alex Agase
Wisconsin 3-6-187212 2-4-161133  Milton Milt Bruhn
Iowa 2-886253 1-652172  Raymond R. Ray Nagel

1966 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1966 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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