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Michigan State Spartans

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Founded: 1855
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Capacity: 75,005
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Chester L. Brewer
Conference: Independent-

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1885 <-- 1906 <- 1907 -> 1908 --> 2024

1907 Season Highlights

Chester L. Brewer enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.

1907 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Oct. 3	vs. Detroit	17	0	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Michigan School for the Deaf	40	0	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Michigan	0	46	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Wabash	15	6	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Olivet	55	4	W
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Alma	0	0	T
Thu., Nov. 28	@ Detroit Athletic Club	0	4	L

1907 Season Totals
Record	4-2 -1
Points Scored	127
Scoring Average	18.1
Points Allowed	60
Defense Average	8.6
Opponents Record	5-1
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	0-2 -1

1907 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1907 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa State	6-2	138	40					Clyde Williams
Connecticut	2-5	71	158					George Lamson
New Mexico	1-0	44	0					Martin F. Angel
Louisiana Tech	10-1	259	37					George L. Watkins
Navy	9-2-1	118	34					Cmdr. Joseph M. Joe Reeves
Pittsburgh	8-2	147	27					James A. Moorhead
Louisiana State	7-3	266	52	Won 56-0				Edgar R. Wingard
Virginia Tech	7-2	157	30					C.R. Williams
Washington State	7-1	282	18					John R. Chief Bender
Army	6-2-1	125	24					Henry C. Smither
Miami Ohio	6-1	115	37					Amos P. Foster
Notre Dame	6-0-1	137	20					Thomas A. Barry
Oregon State	6-0	138	0					Fred S. Norcross
Penn State	6-4	251	64					Thomas F. Tom Fennell
Texas	6-1-1	154	53					W.E. Metzenthin
West Virginia	6-4	236	38					Clarence W. Russell
Kansas State	5-3	135	56					Mike F. Ahearn
Michigan	5-1	107	6					Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Oregon	5-1	100	14					Gordon B. Frost
Southern California	5-1	182	20					Harvey R. Holmes
Syracuse	5-3-1	133	64					Frank J. Buck ONeill
Arkansas	4-4-1	90	122					Frank C. Shorty Longman
Baylor	4-3-1	91	105					Luther F. Burleson
Florida	4-1-1	53	10					Jack Forsythe
Michigan State	4-2-1	127	60					Chester L. Brewer
Oklahoma	4-4	181	75					Bennie Owen
Temple	4-0-2	82	40					Horace Butterworth
Texas Christian	4-2-2	90	69					E.J. Hyde
Washington	4-4-2	95	48					Victor M. Place
Marshall	3-2-1	38	35					No Coach
Maryland	3-5	45	61					Charles W. Melick
New Mexico State	3-0	88	6					John O. Miller
Ohio	3-4-1	76	137					Arthur McFarland
Rutgers	3-5-1	76	99					Frank H. Gorton
South Carolina	3-0	30	4					Douglas McKay
Western Michigan	3-2-1	44	8					William H. Bill Spaulding
Central Michigan	2-4	18	130					Ralph W. Thacker
Northern Illinois	1-4-1	67	62					Nelson A. Kellogg
Oklahoma State	1-3-1	24	35					Edwin Parry
Cincinnati	0-0	0	0					No Team
Stanford	0-0	0	0					No Team

1907 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1907 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.