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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-

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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
Record	6-2 -1
Points Scored	148
Scoring Average	16.4
Points Allowed	63
Defense Average	7.0
Opponents Record	47-35
Conference Record	4-1
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	2-1 -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	8-1-1	170	96	Won 17-7	5-1-1	125	77	Peter R. Elliot
Minnesota	3-6	95	117		2-5	64	95	Murray Warmath
Indiana	3-6	151	188		1-5	89	139	Phil Dickens
Michigan State	6-2-1	148	63		4-1-1	95	43	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Ohio State	5-3-1	110	102		4-1-1	83	60	Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue	5-4	119	149		4-3	112	140	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern	5-4	162	124		3-4	102	106	Ara R. Parseghian
Wisconsin	5-4	150	124		3-4	95	115	Milton Milt Bruhn
Iowa	3-3-2	126	112		2-3-1	95	91	Jerry Burns
Michigan	3-4-2	131	127		2-3-2	91	85	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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.