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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: George M. Potsy Clark
Conference: Independent-

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1885 <-- 1919 <- 1920 -> 1921 --> 2024

1920 Season Highlights

George M. Potsy Clark enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Michigan State.

1920 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Kalamazoo	2	21	L
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Albion	16	0	W
Wed., Oct. 6	vs. Alma	48	0	W
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Wisconsin	0	27	L
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Michigan	0	35	L
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Marietta	7	23	L
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Olivet	109	0	W
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Chicago YMCA	81	0	W
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Nebraska	7	35	L
Thu., Nov. 25	vs. Notre Dame	0	25	L

1920 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	270
Scoring Average	27.0
Points Allowed	166
Defense Average	16.6
Opponents Record	25-6
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	0-3

1920 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1920 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
New Mexico	3-3	105	91					Roy W. Johnson
Connecticut	1-6-1	69	126					Ross Swartz
Notre Dame	9-0	251	44					Knute Kenneth Rockne
Boston College	8-0	181	16					Frank W. Cavanaugh
Army	7-2	314	47					Charles D. Daly
Nevada	7-3-1	186	167					R.O. William Courtright
North Texas	7-1	227	44					Theron J. Fouts
Penn State	7-0-2	159	35					Hugo F. Bezdek
Arizona	6-1	381	65					James F. Pop McKale
Hawaii	6-2	158	31					Raymond Elliot
Jacksonville State	6-1-1	177	26					J.W. Stephenson
Navy	6-2	164	43					Robert C. Bob Folwell
Pittsburgh	6-0-2	146	44					Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Syracuse	6-2-1	201	27					John F. Chick Meehan
Louisiana State	5-3-1	206	63					Branch Bocock
New Mexico State	5-1-1	159	62					Arthur J. Bergman
Southern Mississippi	5-2-1	182	82					B.B. OMara
West Virginia	5-4-1	169	113					Mont H. McIntire
Akron	4-4	99	93					Fred Sefton
Central Michigan	4-3-1	166	41					Joe Simmons
Duke	4-0-1	53	20					Floyd J. Egan
Michigan State	4-6	270	166					George M. Potsy Clark
Middle Tennessee State	4-1	126	54					Alfred B. Miles
Arkansas State	3-3	56	97					Foy Hammons
Western Michigan	3-4	119	132					William H. Bill Spaulding
Rutgers	2-7	32	132					George Foster Sanford
Texas El Paso	2-7	45	288					Henderson E. Van Surdam
Wake Forest	2-7	98	196					J.L. White
Bowling Green	1-3	35	128					Walter Jean
Buffalo	1-4	17	60					Art Powell
Kent State	1-2	1	13					Paul G. Chandler
Sam Houston State	1-3-2	50	99					Mutt Gee
Marshall	0-8	0	247					Herbert Cramer
Memphis	0-5	7	143					Elmore George
Toledo	0-3	7	67					Walt Hobt
Western Kentucky	0-1	0	13					L.T. Smith

1920 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1920 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.