1933 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1933 Michigan State Spartans football 1933 Michigan State Spartans football team.png 285 Independent 4–2–2 Charlie Bachman 1st Notre Dame Box Arthur Buss Bernard G. McNutt College Field The 1933 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In their first season under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled a 4–2–2 record and lost their annual rivalry game with Michigan by a 20 to 6 score. In inter-sectional play, the team defeated Syracuse (27-3) and played scoreless ties with Kansas State and Carnegie Mellon.2016 Football Media Guide Michigan State University 146, 153 June 16, 2017 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/msu-media-guide-history-145-19.pdf January 17, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170117203046/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/msu-media-guide-history-145-19.pdf dead1933 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 16, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/michigan-state/1933-schedule.html Tackle Art Buss was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) as a second-team player and by the Associated Press (AP) and Collier's Weekly as a third-team player on the 1933 College Football All-America Team.AP All America Bismarck Tribune 1933-12-02Rice Picks His All-American Modesto Bee And News-Herald 1933-12-23 (Collier's)NEA All America Bismarck Tribune 1933-12-02 Schedule y y September 30 1933 Grinnell Pioneers Grinnell College Field East Lansing, MI W 14-0 October 7 at Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry) L 6-20 22,090 October 14 1933 Illinois Wesleyan Titans Illinois Wesleyan College Field East Lansing, MI W 20-12 October 21 at Marquette Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI W 6-0 2,000 Marquette Drops 6-0 Encounter to Michigan State The Wisconsin State Journal Robert W. Rawley October 22, 1933 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121297539/marquette-drops-6-0-encounter-to/ Newspapers.com October 28 Syracuse<hc> College Field East Lansing, MI W 27-3 9,000 November 4 Kansas State College Field East Lansing, MI T 0-0 November 11 Carnegie Tech College Field East Lansing, MI T 0-0 November 25 at Detroit University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI L 0-14 23,000 University of Detroit Eleven Takes Early Lead and Beats Spartans, 14 to 0: McCracken Registers Twice for Titan Team Detroit Free Press W. W. Edgar November 26, 1933 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23939763/university_of_detroit_eleven_takes/ Newspapers.com Game summaries Michigan Michigan State at Michigan Michigan St. Michigan 0 0 0 6 20 0 0 0 October 7, 1933 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI 28,000 H. B. Hackett (West Point) On October 7, 1933, the Spartans opened their season against Michigan. Michigan won the game, 20–6, on "a misty, soggy field, with occasional misty rain" at Michigan Stadium.Michigan Pressed by Michigan State: Scores All of Its Points in First Period of 20-to-6 Battle Before 30,000 The New York Times (AP story) October 8, 1933 Michigan scored all of its points in the first quarter. Early in the game, Whitey Wistert downed the ball at the Spartans' two-yard line after a long punt by John Regeczi. The Spartans punted the ball back to Michigan, and Michigan got the ball at Michigan State's 18-yard line. Herman Everhardus ran for a touchdown, and Ted Petoskey's extra point kick was unsuccessful. Eight minutes into the game, Michigan scored again. A 37-yard punt return by Everhardus gave Michigan the ball at the Spartans' 19-yard line. On second down, Jack Heston ran for the touchdown, and Everhardus kicked the extra point. Later in the quarter, John Kowalik recovered a Michigan State fumble at the Spartans' 23-yard line. Everhardus ran for his second touchdown of the quarter and followed with his second extra point kick.1934 Michiganensian, Michigan State game summary, page 108. Neither team scored in the second or third quarters. Early in the final period, with Michigan leading 20–0, Michigan State completed an 86-yard drive with a touchdown on a short pass from Muth to Kurt Warmbein. The touchdown was the first scored by Michigan State against Michigan in 15 years.Michigan Wins Over Michigan State, 20 to 6: Wolverines Score 3 Times in First quarter; Strong Start Chicago Daily Tribune October 8, 1933 A4 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/474876662.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+8%2C+1933&author=&pub=Chicago+Daily+Tribune+(1923-1963)&edition=&startpage=A4&desc=MICHIGAN+WINS+OVER+MICHIGAN+STATE%2C+20+TO+6 https://archive.today/20130201002324/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/474876662.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+8,+1933&author=&pub=Chicago+Daily+Tribune+(1923-1963)&edition=&startpage=A4&desc=MICHIGAN+WINS+OVER+MICHIGAN+STATE,+20+TO+6 dead February 1, 2013 Charlie Bachman, in his first game as Michigan State's head coach, used a passing game to attempt a comeback. The Spartans completed five of 18 passes for 74 yards. The Wolverines completed one of four passes. After the game, Bachman told reporters: "I am pleased with the outcome of the game, despite the loss, because we got rid of that inferiority complex with Michigan. My two sophomore backs... played as if they never heard of Michigan. To them, Michigan was just another football team."Inferiority Complex Ends, Bachman Says The Owosso Argus Press October 9, 1933 8 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1978&dat=19331009&id=-pE0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=m6sFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4282,975765 References Michigan State Category:Michigan State Spartans football seasons Michigan State Spartans football