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-
1971 Season Highlights
Hugh Duffy Daugherty enters his 18th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Illinois
10
0
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Georgia Tech
0
10
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Oregon State
31
14
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Notre Dame
2
14
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Michigan
13
24
L
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Wisconsin
28
31
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Iowa
34
3
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Purdue
43
10
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Ohio State
17
10
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Minnesota
40
25
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Northwestern
7
28
L
1971 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 225
Scoring Average 20.5
Points Allowed 169
Defense Average 15.4
Opponents Record 60-59
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 2-4
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 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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