1969 Michigan State Spartans football team

1969 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPRon Saul
Captains
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
1969 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Michigan + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Purdue 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Minnesota 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Iowa 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Indiana 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Michigan State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Illinois 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University during the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled andoverall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing ninth in the Big Ten.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Washington*No. 12
W 27–1163,022[1]
September 27SMU*No. 13
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 23–1572,189[2]
October 4at Notre Dame*No. 14
L 28–4259,075[3]
October 11at No. 1 Ohio StateNo. 19
L 21–5486,641[4]
October 18No. 13 Michigan
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
W 23–1279,368[5][6][7]
October 25at Iowa
L 18–1956,471[8]
November 1Indiana
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
L 0–1677,533[9]
November 8at No. 10 Purdue
L 13–4167,397[10]
November 15Minnesota
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 10–1460,011[11]
November 22at Northwestern
W 39–725,606[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Spartan power slashes Huskies". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 21, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Spartans triumph, 23–15". Chicago Tribune. September 28, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wild Irish might rocks and shocks MSU, 42–28". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Buckeyes' Kern dazzles Spartans before 86,641". The Fresno Bee. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'Just Played Poorly' -- Bo". Detroit Free Press. October 19, 1969. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Jack Saylor (October 19, 1969). "It's MSU, 23-12! Win over U-M Revives Rose Bowl Hopes". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Andy Barbas (October 19, 1969). "State romps to 23-12 victory". The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 11 – via Bentley Historical Library.
  8. ^ "1:25 to go: Cilek passes Iowa to 19–18 triumph". Chicago Tribune. October 26, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hoosiers end MSU's bowl hopes, 16–0". Detroit Free Press. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Phipps, Brown lead 41–13 rout of MSU". The Saginaw News. November 9, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gophers hold; Spartans' bid intercepted". The Kalamazoo Gazette. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Spartans rout Wildcats". The Bay City Times. November 23, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Schedule/Results (1969 Michigan State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
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