1967 Michigan State Spartans football team

1967 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1967 record	3–7 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Duffy Daugherty (14th season)
MVP	Dwight Lee
Captain	Anthony Conti, Drake Garrett
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 76,000)

1967 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Indiana +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Minnesota +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Purdue +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Illinois	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Michigan	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Iowa	0	–	6	–	1	1	–	8	–	1
Wisconsin	0	–	6	–	1	0	–	9	–	1

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1967 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 14th season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 3–7 overall record (3–4 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.^[1]^[2]

Two Spartans were selected for the 1967 All-Big Ten Conference football teams. End George Chatlos received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and second-team honors from the United Press International (UPI). Tackle Joe Przbyycki received second-team honors from both the AP and UPI.^[3]^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 23	Houston*	No. 3	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 7–37
September 30	No. 2 USC*		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 17–21
October 7	Wisconsin		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	W 35–7
October 14	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	W 34–0
October 21	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 0–21
October 28	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Megaphone Trophy)	L 12–24
November 4	Ohio State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 7–21
November 11	No. 6 Indiana		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon)	L 13–14
November 18	at No. 3 Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 7–21
November 25	Northwestern		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	W 41–27
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

↑ "Michigan State Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
↑ "2015 Michigan State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. p. 145. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
↑ "1967 AP All-Big Ten". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (AP story). November 28, 1967. p. 26.
↑ "Big Ten Coaches Name Bess to All Star Team". The Pantagraph. November 30, 1967. p. 19.

Michigan State Spartans football
Venues	Old College Field (1902–1922) Spartan Stadium (1923–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Indiana (Old Brass Spittoon) Michigan (Paul Bunyan Trophy) Notre Dame (Megaphone Trophy) Penn State (Land Grant Trophy)
Culture & lore	Sparty "Victory for MSU" Marching band Zeke the Wonder Dog Winged football helmet 1966 "Game of the Century" Clockgate 2006 Northwestern game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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