American college football season
The 1973 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season . In their first season under head coach Denny Stolz , the Spartans compiled a 5–6 overall record (4–4 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference .[1] [2]
Defensive Bill Simpson was the only Spartan to be selected by either the Associated Press (AP) or the United Press International (UPI) as a first-team player on the 1973 All-Big Ten Conference football team . Simpson received first-team honors from the UPI and second-team honors from the AP. Other Spartans received second-team honors, including defensive tackle John Shinsky, linebackers Ray Nester and Terence McClowry, and defensive back Mark Niesen.[3] [4]
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result September 15 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 10–14
September 22 at Syracuse * W 14–8
September 29 No. 17 UCLA * L 21–34
October 6 at No. 8 Notre Dame * L 10–14
October 13 No. 5 Michigan L 0–31
October 20 Illinois Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI L 3–6
October 27 at Purdue W 10–7
November 3 Wisconsin Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI W 21–0
November 10 at No. 1 Ohio State L 0–35
November 17 Indiana W 10–9
November 24 at Iowa W 15–6
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster [ ]
1973 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Season summary [ ]
at Ohio State [ ]
Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes
1
2
3 4 Total
Michigan St
0
0
0 0 0
Ohio St
7
14
7 7 35
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : November 10Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : 36 °F (2 °C)Game attendance : 87,600Box Score
Game information
First quarter
OSU – Bruce Elia 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 3:24. Ohio St 7–0. Drive:
Second quarter
OSU – Bruce Elia 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 9:26. Ohio St 14–0. Drive:
OSU – Neal Colzie 43-yard punt return (Blair Conway kick), 2:08. Ohio St 21–0.
Third quarter
OSU – Bruce Elia 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 8:57. Ohio St 28–0. Drive:
Fourth quarter
OSU – Pete Johnson 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 13:53. Ohio St 35–0. Drive:
Top passers
Top rushers
MSU – Mike Holt – 13 rushes, 52 yards
OSU – Archie Griffin – 21 rushes, 131 yards
Top receivers
MSU – Mike Cobb – 1 reception, 6 yards
OSU – Elmer Lippert – 1 reception, 20 yards
References [ ]
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