1953 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1953 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College in the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. This was the Spartans' inaugural season in the Big Ten Conference and had them winning the league along with Illinois with a 5–1 record. They represented the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl, defeated UCLA, 28–20, and finished ranked third in both the AP and Coaches polls.[1][2]
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Big Ten co-champion Rose Bowl champion | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 3 |
1953 record | 9–1 (5–1 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Biggie Munn (7th season) |
MVP | Leroy Bolden |
Home stadium | Macklin Stadium (Capacity: 51,000) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Michigan State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Illinois + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Wisconsin | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Michigan | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 26 | at Iowa | No. 2 | W 21–7 | 47,125 | |
October 3 | at Minnesota | No. 2 | W 21–0 | 61,594 | |
October 10 | TCU* | No. 2 |
| W 26–19 | 51,049 |
October 17 | Indiana | No. 2 |
| W 47–18 | 51,698 |
October 24 | at Purdue | No. 2 | L 0–6 | 35,000 | |
October 31 | at Oregon State* | No. 6 |
| W 34–6 | 51,108 |
November 7 | Ohio State | No. 5 | W 28–13 | 82,328 | |
November 14 | Michigan | No. 4 |
| W 14–6 | 52,324 |
November 21 | Marquette* | No. 3 |
| W 21–15 | 42,170 |
January 1, 1954 | vs. UCLA* | No. 3 | W 28–20 | 100,100 | |
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References
- "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 154. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- "1953 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- "Football Statistics Summary for 1953". msuspartans.com. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
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