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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  <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024
1963 Season Highlights
 Hugh Duffy Daugherty enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
 
1963 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. North Carolina  31   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 4  @ Southern California  10   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Michigan  7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Indiana  20   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Northwestern  15   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Wisconsin  30   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Purdue  23   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Notre Dame  12   7   W       
 Thu., Nov. 28  vs. Illinois  0   13   L       
 
1963 Season Totals
  Record6-2 -1
  Points Scored148
  Scoring Average16.4
  Points Allowed63
  Defense Average7.0
  Opponents Record47-35
  Conference Record4-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-1 -1
1963 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10 6-2-1 AP
10 6-2-1 Coaches
10 6-2-1 UPI
  
1963 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 8-1-117096Won  17-75-1-112577  Peter R. Elliot
Minnesota 3-695117 2-56495  Murray Warmath
Indiana 3-6151188 1-589139  Phil Dickens
Michigan State 6-2-114863 4-1-19543  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Ohio State 5-3-1110102 4-1-18360  Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue 5-4119149 4-3112140  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern 5-4162124 3-4102106  Ara R. Parseghian
Wisconsin 5-4150124 3-495115  Milton Milt Bruhn
Iowa 3-3-2126112 2-3-19591  Jerry Burns
Michigan 3-4-2131127 2-3-29185  Chalmers Bump Elliott

1963 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1963 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

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.