1969 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season

1969 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Duffy Daugherty (16th season)
MVPRon Saul
CaptainFranklin Foreman, Rich Saul
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State + 6 1 0 8 1 0
No. 9 Michigan + 6 1 0 8 3 0
No. 18 Purdue 5 2 0 8 2 0
Minnesota 4 3 0 4 5 1
Iowa 3 4 0 5 5 0
Indiana 3 4 0 4 6 0
Northwestern 3 4 0 3 7 0
Wisconsin 3 4 0 3 7 0
Michigan State 2 5 0 4 6 0
Illinois 0 7 0 0 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University during the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled andoverall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing ninth in the Big Ten.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Washington*No. 12
W 27–1163,022
September 27SMU*No. 13
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 23–1572,189
October 4at Notre Dame*No. 14L 28–4259,075
October 11at No. 1 Ohio StateNo. 19L 21–5486,641
October 18No. 13 Michigan
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
W 23–1279,368[1][2][3]
October 25at IowaL 18–1965,471
November 1Indianadagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
L 0–1677,533
November 8at No. 10 PurdueL 13–4167,397
November 15Minnesota
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 10–1460,011
November 22at Northwestern
W 39–725,606
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "'Just Played Poorly' -- Bo". Detroit Free Press. October 19, 1969. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Jack Saylor (October 19, 1969). "It's MSU, 23-12! Win over U-M Revives Rose Bowl Hopes". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Andy Barbas (October 19, 1969). "State romps to 23-12 victory". The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 11 – via Bentley Historical Library.
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