1969 Michigan State Spartans football team

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.

1969 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPRon Saul
CaptainFranklin Foreman, Rich Saul
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Big Ten Conference football standings
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Washington*No. 12W 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 1Indiana 
  • 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 NorthwesternW 39–725,606
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  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.