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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: Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1885  <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024
1957 Season Highlights
 Hugh Duffy Daugherty enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
 
1957 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Indiana  54   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ California  19   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Michigan  35   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Purdue  13   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Illinois  19   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Wisconsin  21   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Notre Dame  34   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Minnesota  42   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Kansas State  27   9   W       
 
1957 Season Totals
  Record8-1
  Points Scored264
  Scoring Average29.3
  Points Allowed75
  Defense Average8.3
  Opponents Record36-46
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-0
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
3 8-1-0 AP
3 8-1-0 Coaches
3 8-1-0 INS
3 8-1-0 UP
  
1957 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 4-5167133 3-4121117  Ray Eliot
Minnesota 4-5201188 3-5155181  Murray Warmath
Indiana 1-847307 0-633253  Bob Hicks
Ohio State 9-126792Won  10-77-020860  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 8-126475 5-118460  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Iowa 7-1-1263112 4-1-115272  Forest Evashevski
Wisconsin 6-3234122 4-3129103  Milton Milt Bruhn
Purdue 5-4178114 4-314196  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan 5-3-1187147 3-3-1145141  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Northwestern 0-957271 0-738223  Ara R. Parseghian

1957 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1957 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.