1969 Michigan State Spartans football team

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1969 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1969 record46 (25 Big Ten)
Head coach Duffy Daugherty (16th season)
MVP Ron Saul
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
(Capacity: 76,000)
Seasons
  1968
1970  
1969 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Ohio State +610  810
No. 9 Michigan +610  830
No. 18 Purdue 520  820
Minnesota 430  451
Iowa 340  550
Indiana 340  460
Northwestern 340  370
Wisconsin 340  370
Michigan State 250  460
Illinois 070  0100
  • + 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 20 Washington *No. 12W 27–11
September 27 SMU *No. 13
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 23–15
October 4at Notre Dame *No. 14L 28–42
October 11at No. 1 Ohio State No. 19L 21–54
October 18No. 13 Michigan
W 23–12
October 25at IowaL 18–19
November 1Indiana
L 0–16
November 8at No. 10 Purdue L 13–41
November 15 Minnesota
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 10–14
November 22at NorthwesternW 39–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com