1953 Michigan State Spartans football team
1953 Michigan State Spartans football | |
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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 Beldon |
Home stadium |
Macklin Stadium (Capacity: 51,000) |
1953 Big Ten football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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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]
Schedule
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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September 26 | at Iowa | No. 2 | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | W 21–7 | 47,125 | ||||
October 3 | at Minnesota | No. 2 | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | W 21–0 | 61,594 | ||||
October 10 | TCU* | No. 2 | Macklin Stadium • East Lansing, MI | W 26–19 | 51,049 | ||||
October 17 | Indiana | No. 2 | Macklin Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Rivalry) | W 47–18 | 51,698 | ||||
October 24 | at Purdue | No. 2 | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | L 0–6 | 35,000 | ||||
October 31 | at Oregon State* | No. 6 | Macklin Stadium • East Lansing, MI | W 34–6 | 51,108 | ||||
November 7 | Ohio State | No. 5 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | W 28–13 | 82,328 | ||||
November 14 | Michigan | No. 4 | Macklin Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Rivalry) | W 14–6 | 52,324 | ||||
November 21 | Marquette* | No. 3 | Macklin Stadium • East Lansing, MI | W 21–15 | 42,170 | ||||
January 1, 1954 | vs. UCLA* | No. 3 | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) | W 28–20 | 100,100 | ||||
*Non-conference game. |
- Schedule Source:[3]
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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