1937 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1937 Michigan State Spartans football Independent 8–2 Charlie Bachman 5th Notre Dame Box Harry Speelman Harry Speelman Macklin Field The 1937 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled an 8–2 record and won their annual rivalry game with Michigan by a 19 to 14 score. In inter-sectional play, the team defeated Kansas (16–0), Temple (13–6), Carnegie Tech (13–6), and San Francisco (14–0), but lost to Manhattan (3–0) and Auburn (6–0 in the 1938 Orange Bowl).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 dead1937 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 16, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/michigan-state/1937-schedule.html Halfback John Pingel was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a second-team player, and by the International News Service (INS) and Central Press Association as a third-team player, on the 1937 College Football All-America Team.Alan Gould Associated Press 1937 All-America Is Team of Iron Men The Daily Tribune Wisconsin Rapids 1937-12-04INS All-American Grid Selections Waterloo Daily Courier 1937-12-01Bill Braucher NATION'S CAPTAINS PICK CENTRAL PRESS ALL-AMERICANS Hammond Times 1937-12-03 Pingel was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Schedule y y September 25 Wayne Macklin Field East Lansing, MI W 19-0 18,000 Wayne Eleven Holds Spartans to Three Touchdowns Detroit Free Press Tod Rockwell Tod Rockwell September 26, 1937 Sports 1, 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18903047/wayne_eleven_holds_spartans_to_three/ Newspapers.com October 2 at Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry) W 19-14 71,200 State Makes History with Fourth Straight Over U. of M.: Pingel's Pass to Nelson Climaxes 19-14 Victory Detroit Free Press Tod Rockwell Tod Rockwell October 3, 1937 Sports 1, 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21375325/state_makes_history_with_fourth/ Newspapers.com October 9 at Manhattan Ebbets Field Brooklyn, NY L 0-3 8,000 Jaspers Down State, 3-0, on Field Goal New York Daily News Jack Mahon October 10, 1937 96 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35347186/jaspers_down_state_30_on_field_goal/ Newspapers.com October 16 at Missouri Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO W 2-0 10,000 Spartans Lack Punch But Beat Missouri, 2-0 The Lansing State Journal George S. Alderton October 17, 1937 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35347481/spartans_lack_punch_but_beat_missouri/ Newspapers.com October 23 Marquette Macklin Field East Lansing, MI W 21-7 15,000 State Beats Marquette, 21-7: Pingel Climaxes Drive with 80-Yard Sprint Detroit Free Press Charles P. Ward October 24, 1937 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35347598/state_beats_marquette_217_pingel/ Newspapers.com October 30 Kansas Macklin Field East Lansing, MI W 16-0 10,000 Reserves Provide Spark As State Wins, 16-0 The Lansing State Journal George S. Alderton October 31, 1937 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35347970/reserves_provide_spark_as_state_wins/ Newspapers.com November 6 at Temple Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA W 13-6 12,000 Michigan State Downs Temple: Spartan Rally in Last Period Defeats Owls The Philadelphia Inquirer November 7, 1937 Sports 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35347861/michigan_state_downs_temple_spartan/ Newspapers.com November 13 Carnegie Tech<hc> Macklin Field East Lansing, MI W 13-6 20,000 Spartans Repel Carnegie Tech Powerhouse The Lansing State Journal George S. Alderton November 14, 1937 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35347733/spartans_repel_carnegie_tech_powerhouse/ Newspapers.com November 27 at San Francisco Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA W 14-0 20,000 Spartan Grid Forces Down San Francisco, 14-0 The Lansing State Journal George S. Alderton November 28, 1937 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23002095/spartan_grid_forces_down_san_francisco/ Newspapers.comMichigan State Whips U.S.F. Dons, 14-0 San Francisco Examiner Prescott Sullivan November 28, 1937 SF-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35348168/michigan_state_whips_usf_dons_140/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1938 vs Auburn Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) L 0-6 18,000 18,000 See Auburn Win Orange Bowl: Michigan State Bows In Colorful Classic The Miami News Jack Bell January 2, 1938 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35346963/18000_see_auburn_win_orange_bowl/ Newspapers.com References Michigan State Category:Michigan State Spartans football seasons Michigan State Spartans football