1954 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1954 Michigan State Spartans football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 3–6 1–5 Duffy Daugherty 1st John Matsock LeRoy Bolden Don Kauth Macklin Stadium The 1954 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College in the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season in the Big Ten Conference and their first season under head coach Duffy Daugherty,MSC Names New Coach The Daily Sun, San Bernardino, Calif. January 16, 1954 19 https://www.newspapers.com/image/49369292/?terms=%22michigan%2Bstate%22%2Bfootball%2Bdaugherty the Spartans compiled a 3–6 overall record and 1–5 against Big Ten opponents.2016 Football Media Guide Michigan State University 146, 154 June 18, 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 dead1954 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 18, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/michigan-state/1954-schedule.html The Spartans' prospects were diminished when their best back, Leroy Bolden, was injured in the early in the 1954 season.Daugherty To Speak at Elks' Grid Banquet The News Palladium November 17, 1954 18 https://www.newspapers.com/image/22581416/?terms=%22michigan%2Bstate%22%2Bfootball%2Bdaugherty Michigan State tackle Randy Schrecengost was selected as a first-team player on the 1954 All-Big Ten Conference football team.Editors Pick Big Ten Squad Daily Illini November 23, 1954 9 http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=DIL19541123.2.56 The 1954 Spartans won one of their three annual rivalry games. In the annual Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry game, the Spartans defeated the Hoosiers by a 21 to 14 score to give Daugherty his first victory as head coach. In the Notre Dame rivalry game, the Spartans lost by only one point, 20-19, to a Fighting Irish team that finished the season ranked #4 in the final AP Poll.Notre Dame noses Spartans, 20-19, in Rain The Independent Record, Helena, Montana October 17, 1954 8 https://www.newspapers.com/image/8875813/ And, in the annual Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry game, the Spartans lost by a 33 to 7 score.Michigan Thumps MSC Independent Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif. November 14, 1954 E6 https://www.newspapers.com/image/19357062/?terms=%22michigan%2Bstate%22 In non-conference play, the Spartans routed Washington State by a 54 to 6 score,Michigan State Massacres Washington State, 54 to 6 San Bernardino Sun Telegram November 7, 1954 46 https://www.newspapers.com/image/49257978/?terms=%22michigan%2Bstate%22%2Bwashington and concluded their season with a 40-10 victory over Marquette.Michigan State Rocks Marquette By 40-10 Score The Pantagraph November 21, 1954 14 https://www.newspapers.com/image/70009279/?terms=%22michigan%2Bstate%22%2Bmarquette Schedule 1953 AP September 25 l y 7 Iowa 12 Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA 10–14 50,000 October 2 l 13 Wisconsin 5 Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI 0–6 51,194 October 9 w y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN rivalry 21–14 27,411 October 16 l y y Notre Dame 8 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 19–20 67,238 October 23 l y Purdue 13 Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI 13–27 52,619 October 30 l y Minnesota Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 13–19 63,575 November 6 w y Washington State Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI 54–6 45,849 November 13 l y Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry 7–33 97,239 November 20 w y Marquette Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI 40–10 39,354 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/michigan-state/1954-schedule.html 1954 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results Roster G Hank Bullough, Sr. References Michigan State Category:Michigan State Spartans football seasons Michigan State Spartans football