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: Darryl D. Rogers Conference: Big 10-
1979 Season Highlights
Darryl D. Rogers enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Illinois
33
16
W
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Oregon
41
17
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Miami Ohio
24
21
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Notre Dame
3
27
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Michigan
7
21
L
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Wisconsin
29
38
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Purdue
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Ohio State
0
42
L
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Northwestern
42
7
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Minnesota
31
17
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Iowa
23
33
L
1979 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 240
Scoring Average 21.8
Points Allowed 253
Defense Average 23.0
Opponents Record 64-58
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-4
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.