1958 Michigan State Spartans football team
| 1958 Michigan State Spartans football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1958 record | 3–5–1 (0–5–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Duffy Daugherty (5th season) |
| Captain | Sam Williams |
| Home stadium |
Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 76,000) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 27 | California* | No. 4 | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | W 32–12 | |||||
| October 4 | No. 16 Michigan | No. 4 | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) | T 12–12 | |||||
| October 11 | No. 10 Pittsburgh* | No. 9 | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | W 22–8 | |||||
| October 18 | at Purdue | No. 5 | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | L 6–14 | |||||
| October 25 | at Illinois | No. 20 | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 0–16 | |||||
| November 1 | No. 8 Wisconsin | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | L 7–9 | ||||||
| November 8 | at Indiana | Tenth Street Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) | L 0–6 | ||||||
| November 15 | at Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | L 12–39 | ||||||
| November 22 | Kansas State* | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | W 26–7 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 155. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- 1 2 3 "1958 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ↑ Jerry Liska (November 28, 1958). "Even Big 10 All-Star Team Is Mixed Up". Sarasota Journal (AP story). p. 16.
- ↑ "Kelley Again On All-Big Ten Team". The Sandusky Register. November 28, 1958. p. 19.
- ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved February 10, 2015.