1970 Michigan State Spartans football team

1970 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPEric Allen
Captains
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
1970 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Ohio State $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Michigan 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Northwestern 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Iowa 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Michigan State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Minnesota 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Purdue 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Illinois 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Indiana 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 17th season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 3–6 overall record (3–4 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1][2]

No Spartans were selected as first-team players on the 1970 All-Big Ten Conference football teams, though three received second-team honors from either the Associated Press (AP) or the United Press International (UPI): split end Gordon Bowdell (AP-2, UPI-2); guard Joe DeLamielleure (AP-2); and halfback Eric Allen (UPI-2).[3][4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Washington*
L 16–4252,000[5]
September 26Washington State*
W 28–1464,053[6]
October 3No. 4 Notre Dame*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
L 0–2976,103[7]
October 10No. 1 Ohio State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 0–2975,511[8]
October 17at No. 6 Michigan
L 20–34103,580[9]
October 24Iowa
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 37–063,482[10]
October 31at Indiana
W 32–741,426[11]
November 7Purdue
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 24–1461,113[12]
November 14at Minnesota
L 13–2342,834[13]
November 21No. 18 Northwestern
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 20–2346,789[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[15]

Roster

1970 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 41 Ken Alderson So
WR 24 Eric Allen Jr
RB 44 Earl Anderson Sr
C 51 Tom Beard Sr
WR 83 Gordon Bowdell Sr
WR 19 Randy Davis Jr
G 59 Joe DeLamielleure So
TE 89 Billy Joe DuPree Jr
G 65 Chris King So
WR 33 Steve Kough Sr
WR 86 Dennis Macholz So
RB 23 Henry Matthews Jr
TE 85 Brian McConnell So
RB 35 Brad McLee Jr
OT 71 Vic Mittelberg Sr
OT 72 Jim Nicholson Jr
OT 76 Gary Nowak Sr
QB 12 Mike Rasmussen Jr
G 60 Mike Tobin Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 25 Doug Barr Jr
LB 42 Jay Breslin Sr
LB 98 Gail Clark So
DL 96 Bill Dawson Sr
DE 50 Calvin Fox Sr
DE 91 Doug Halliday Jr
DE 61 Ernie Hamilton So
DB 30 Clifton Hardy Sr
LB 66 Mike Hogan Sr
S 38 Tom Kutchinsk Sr
DT 97 Wilt Martin Sr
DT 99 Duane McLaughlin Jr
LB 48 Gary Parmentier Sr
DB 27 Harold Phillips Sr
DE 63 Dave Thomas Sr
S 10 Brad Van Pelt So
LB 39 Ralph Wielba Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 3 Gary Boyce Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Michigan State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 Michigan State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. p. 146. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "Bucks, Michigan Top All-Big Ten Team". Jacksonville (Ill.) Journal. December 1, 1970. p. 10.
  4. ^ "Buckeyes place 6 on all-Big Ten team". The Bryan Times (AP story). November 27, 1970. p. 10.
  5. ^ "Sixkiller slays Michigan State in 42–16 rout". The Fresno Bee. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Eight pass interceptions spark MSU". The Arizona Republic. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Irish shut out Spartans". The Bay City Times. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Buckeyes win Big Ten opener over Spartans". The Salisbury Post. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "U-M Whacks MSU, 34-20: Taylor (3 TDs), Doughty (1 TD) Run Wild". Detroit Free Press. October 19, 1970. pp. 1D, 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "MSU rebounds past helpless Iowa 37–0". The Times Herald. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rasmussen sparks Spartans' romp". The Ann Arbor News. November 1, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "State trips Purdue for third in row". The Kalamazoo Gazette. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Gophers extend MSU hex, 23–13". The Indianapolis Star. November 15, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "NU field goal in last 37 sec. nips Spartans, 23–20". Chicago Tribune. November 22, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Schedule/Results (1970 Michigan State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
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