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Michigan State Spartans

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Founded: 1855
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Capacity: 75,005
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Charles W. Bachman
Conference: Independent-

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1885 <-- 1941 <- 1942 -> 1943 --> 2024

1942 Season Highlights

Charles W. Bachman enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.

1942 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Michigan	0	20	L
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Wayne State	46	6	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Marquette	7	28	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Great Lakes Navy	14	0	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Temple	7	7	T
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Washington State	13	25	L	@ Spokane, WA
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Purdue	19	6	W
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. West Virginia	7	0	W
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Oregon State	7	7	T

1942 Season Totals
Record	4-3 -2
Points Scored	120
Scoring Average	13.3
Points Allowed	99
Defense Average	11.0
Opponents Record	25-27
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1 -1
Away Record	0-2 -1

1942 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1942 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	6-2	141	81					J.O. Christian
Boston College	8-2	282	111	Lost 21-37				Dennis E. Denny Myers
Cincinnati	8-2	197	95					Joseph A. Joe Meyer
Miami	7-2	195	60					Jack Harding
Notre Dame	7-2-2	184	99					Frank W. Leahy
Army	6-3	149	74					Earl H. Red Blaik
Buffalo	6-2	215	52					Jim Peele
Central Michigan	6-0	93	21					Ron Finch
Penn State	6-1-1	91	70					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Syracuse	6-3	152	61					Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Navy	5-4	82	58					Cmdr. John E. Whelchel
Ohio	5-3	144	107					Don Peden
West Virginia	5-4	119	91					William F. Bill Kern
Western Michigan	5-1	66	36					John W. Gill
Michigan State	4-3-2	120	99					Charles W. Bachman
Middle Tennessee State	4-2-1	106	85					E.W. Midgett
Nevada	4-3-1	81	80					James W. Jim Aiken
Southern Mississippi	4-0	142	7					Reed Green
Eastern Michigan	3-3-1	64	81					Elton J. Rynearson
Miami Ohio	3-6	154	195					Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Pittsburgh	3-6	90	190					Charles W. Bowser
Western Kentucky	3-4-1	70	167					Arnold Winkenhofer
Louisville	2-3	58	95					Laurie Apitz
Memphis	2-7	87	255					Charlie Jamerson
Temple	2-5-3	48	135					Ray Morrison
Virginia	2-6-1	123	181					Frank J. Murray
Massachusetts	0-0	0	0					Walter Hargesheimer

1942 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1942 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).