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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: John F. Macklin
Conference: Independent-

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1885 <-- 1912 <- 1913 -> 1914 --> 2024

1913 Season Highlights

John F. Macklin enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Michigan State.

1913 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Olivet	26	0	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Alma	57	0	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Michigan	12	7	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Wisconsin	12	7	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Akron	41	0	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Mount Union	13	7	W
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. South Dakota	19	7	W

1913 Season Totals
Record	7-0
Points Scored	180
Scoring Average	25.7
Points Allowed	28
Defense Average	4.0
Opponents Record	12-8
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	2-0

1913 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1913 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	5-3	168	122					P.T. Brady
New Mexico	3-2	84	27					R.F. Hutchison
Army	8-1	253	57					Charles D. Daly
Arkansas	7-2	137	43					E.T. Pickering
Michigan State	7-0	180	28					John F. Macklin
Navy	7-1-1	304	29					Lt. Douglas L. Doug Howard
New Mexico State	7-0-1	124	24					Arthur H. Badenoch
Notre Dame	7-0	268	41					Jesse C. Harper
Washington	7-0	266	20					Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Louisiana State	6-1-2	200	29					James K. Pat Dwyer
Maryland	6-3	184	139					H.C. Curley Byrd
Michigan	6-1	175	21					Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Oklahoma	6-2	223	44					Bennie Owen
Pittsburgh	6-2-1	165	46					Joseph M. Duff, Jr.
Rutgers	6-3	240	76					George Foster Sanford
Syracuse	6-4	271	126					Frank J. Buck ONeill
Jacksonville State	5-2-1	162	88					Ben Harris
Louisville	5-1	251	20					Lester Larson
Middle Tennessee State	5-1-1	164	48					Alfred B. Miles
Tulsa	5-2	271	59					George Red Evans
Boston College	4-3-1	166	73					Willliam P. Hiker Joy
Louisiana	4-4	148	155					C.J. McNaspy
Oklahoma State	4-3	165	27					Paul J. Davis
South Carolina	4-3	95	122					N.B. Red Edgerton
Washington State	4-4	111	61					John R. Chief Bender
Western Michigan	4-0	59	15					William H. Bill Spaulding
Akron	3-4	87	103					Frank Haggerty
Arkansas State	3-1-1	157	30					Clinton Young
Louisiana Tech	3-4-1	105	72					Percy S. Prince
Marshall	3-4	39	101					Boyd B. Chambers
Northern Illinois	3-3-3	56	236					William W. Wirtz
Oregon	3-3-1	132	54					Hugo F. Bezdek
Oregon State	3-2-3	59	75					Edward J. Doc Stewart
Sam Houston State	3-1-1	0	0					S.R. Warner
Texas Christian	3-1-2	44	6					Fred Cahoon
West Virginia	3-4-2	109	137					Edwin R. Sweetland
Arizona	2-2	26	42					Frank A. King
Penn State	2-6	78	94					William M. Bill Hollenback
Memphis	1-3	19	143					Clyde Wilson
Southern Mississippi	1-5-1	24	82					M.J. Blondie Williams
Temple	1-3-2	31	81					William J. Schatz
Western Kentucky	1-0	20	0					M.A. Leiper & Roy Manchester
North Texas	0-1	0	13					J.W. Pender
Stanford	0-0	0	0					No Team
Wake Forest	0-8	30	200					Frank Thompson

1913 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1913 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.