1946 Michigan State Spartans football team

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1946 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
1946 record5–5
Head coach
CaptainKenneth E. Balge, Robert B. McCurry
Home stadiumMacklin Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Midwestern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   8 – 0 – 1
Youngstown   –   7 – 1 – 0
Cincinnati   –   9 – 2 – 0
Central Michigan   –   6 – 2 – 0
Western Michigan   –   5 – 2 – 1
Miami (OH)   –   7 – 3 – 0
Ohio   –   6 – 3 – 0
Detroit   –   6 – 4 – 0
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 0
Bowling Green   –   5 – 3 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan   –   5 – 4 – 1
Akron   –   5 – 4 – 0
Michigan State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Marquette   –   4 – 5 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 4 – 1
Wayne   –   2 – 5 – 1
Valparaiso   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College in the 1946 college football season. In their 13th and final season under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled a 5–5 record.[1][2] The 1946 Spartans lost their annual rivalry game with Michigan by a 55 to 7 score.[3] In intersectional play, the Spartans beat Penn State (19-16), Maryland (26-14), and Washington State (26-20), but lost to Boston College (34-20), Mississippi State (6-0), and Kentucky (39-14).[2] In mid-December 1946, Michigan State hired Biggie Munn to replace Bachman as head coach.[4]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Wayne
W 42–019,106[5]
October 5Boston College
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
L 20–3421,016
October 12Mississippi State
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
L 0–6
October 19at Penn State
W 19–1617,149
October 26Cincinnati
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
L 7–18
November 2at Kentucky
L 14–39
November 9at No. 11 Michigan
L 7–5576,373
November 16Marquettedagger
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 20–0
November 23Maryland
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 26–14
November 30Washington State
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 26–2019,691
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries[]

Michigan[]

Week 7: Michigan State at Michigan
1 234Total
Michigan State 0 070 7
• Michigan 14 141314 55
  • Date: November 9, 1946
  • Location: Michigan Stadium
    Ann Arbor, MI
  • Game attendance: 77,134[3]
  • Referee: Lyle Clarno (Bradley)

On November 9, 1946, Michigan State lost to Michigan by a score of 55 to 7. With attendance at 77,134, the game drew the largest crowd to that date in the history of the Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry.[3] Michigan scored twice in each quarter. Michigan State's touchdown came on a pass from Horace Smith to Frank Waters covering 77 yards in the third quarter. Michigan gained 500 yards in the game, 293 on the ground and 207 in the air. Michigan was held to 212 yards of which only 47 yards were gained by rushing.[3]

After the season[]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Spartans were selected.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
13 106 Walt Vezmar Guard Detroit Lions
21 195 Russ Reader Defensive back Chicago Bears

References[]

  1. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 154. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "1946 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d Charles Bartlett (November 10, 1946). "State Loses To Wolverine Eleven, 55 to 7". Chicago Tribune. p. 2-1.
  4. ^ "Munn Accepts Post as Football Coach at Michigan State". The Escanaba (Mich.) Daily Press. December 15, 1946. p. 11.
  5. ^ George S. Alderton (September 29, 1946). "Michigan State Romps Over Wayne in Grid Opener, 42 to 0". Lansing State Journal. pp. 22, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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