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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  <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024
1968 Season Highlights
 Hugh Duffy Daugherty enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
 
1968 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Syracuse  14   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Baylor  28   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Wisconsin  39   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Michigan  14   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Minnesota  13   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Notre Dame  21   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Ohio State  20   25   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Indiana  22   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Purdue  0   9   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Northwestern  31   14   W       
 
1968 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Points Scored202
  Scoring Average20.2
  Points Allowed151
  Defense Average15.1
  Opponents Record55-44
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record2-2
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1968 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-4207190 5-2149125  Murray Warmath
Indiana 6-4250262 4-3174175  John Pont
Illinois 1-9107333 1-692184  Jim Valek
Ohio State 10-0323150Won  27-167-0240114  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan 8-2277155 6-1207115  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Purdue 8-2291167 5-2182112  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Iowa 5-5322289 4-3256190  Raymond R. Ray Nagel
Michigan State 5-5202151 2-5139114  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Northwestern 1-9109325 1-688246  Alex Agase
Wisconsin 0-1086310 0-762214  John Coatta

1968 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1968 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.