1958 Michigan State Spartans football team

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1958 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1958 record3–5–1 (0–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachSonny Grandelius
CaptainSam Williams
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(Capacity: 76,000)
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Iowa $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
No. 7 Wisconsin 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Ohio State 4 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
No. 13 Purdue 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
Indiana 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Illinois 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Michigan 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Michigan State 0 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1958 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 3–5–1 overall record (0–5–1 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[1][2]

Two Spartans were selected as first-team players on the 1958 All-Big Ten Conference football team: end Sam Williams (AP-2, UPI-1) and guard Ellison Kelly (UPI-1). Halfback Dean Look was selected for the second team.[3][4] Williams was also selected as a consensus first-team player on the 1958 College Football All-America Team.[5]

The 1958 Spartans lost the annual Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry game by a 6 to 0 score and played to a 12 to 12 tie in the annual Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry game.[2]

In non-conference play, the Spartans won all three games, defeating California, 32-12, Pitt, 22-8, and Kansas State, 26-7.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27California*No. 4
W 32–12
October 4No. 16 MichiganNo. 4
T 12–1276,434[6]
October 11No. 10 Pittsburgh*No. 9
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 22–8
October 18at PurdueNo. 5
L 6–14
October 25at IllinoisNo. 20
L 0–16
November 1No. 8 Wisconsin
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 7–9
November 8at Indiana
L 0–6
November 15at Minnesota
L 12–39
November 22Kansas State*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 26–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 155. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "1958 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  3. ^ Jerry Liska (November 28, 1958). "Even Big 10 All-Star Team Is Mixed Up". Sarasota Journal (AP story). p. 16.
  4. ^ "Kelley Again On All-Big Ten Team". The Sandusky Register. November 28, 1958. p. 19.
  5. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  6. ^ Tommy Devine (October 5, 1958). "'M' Ties Mighty Spartans, 12-12". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
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