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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  <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2024
1962 Season Highlights
 Hugh Duffy Daugherty enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
 
1962 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Stanford  13   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. North Carolina  38   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Michigan  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Notre Dame  31   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Indiana  26   8   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Minnesota  7   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Purdue  9   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Northwestern  31   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Illinois  6   7   L       
 
1962 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Points Scored189
  Scoring Average21.0
  Points Allowed96
  Defense Average10.7
  Opponents Record37-45
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record3-2
1962 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1962 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-2-113161 5-211061  Murray Warmath
Illinois 2-775234 2-552178  Peter R. Elliot
Indiana 3-6126140 1-564113  Phil Dickens
Wisconsin 8-2322130Lost  37-426-119967  Milton Milt Bruhn
Northwestern 7-2237158 4-2136125  Ara R. Parseghian
Ohio State 6-320598 4-213175  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 5-418996 3-310767  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Iowa 4-5127166 3-387116  Jerry Burns
Purdue 4-4-114168 3-310345  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan 2-770214 1-640182  Chalmers Bump Elliott

1962 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1962 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.