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-
1965 Season Highlights
Hugh Duffy Daugherty enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
The Spartans won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
The Spartans won the National Championship.
1965 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
UCLA
13
3
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Penn State
23
0
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Illinois
22
12
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Michigan
24
7
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Ohio State
32
7
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Purdue
14
10
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Northwestern
49
7
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Iowa
35
0
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Indiana
27
13
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Notre Dame
12
3
W
Sat., Jan. 1
UCLA
12
14
L
@ Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
1965 Season Totals
Record 10-1
Points Scored 263
Scoring Average 23.9
Points Allowed 76
Defense Average 6.9
Opponents Record 59-48
Conference Record 7-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 5-0
1965 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
2 10-1-0
AP
1 10-0-0
Coaches
1 10-0-0
UPI
1965 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1965 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.