1966 Michigan State Spartans football team

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1966 Michigan State Spartans football
National Champions
Big Ten Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #2
AP #2
1966 record 9–0–1 (7–0 Big Ten)
Head coach Duffy Daugherty
Home stadium Spartan Stadium (c. 76,000 natural grass)
Seasons
« 1965 1967 »
1966 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Michigan State $ 7 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 1
#7 Purdue 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
Michigan 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0
Illinois 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 3 – 1     4 – 5 – 1
Ohio State 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 4 – 1     3 – 6 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 4 – 1     3 – 6 – 1
Indiana 1 – 5 – 1     1 – 8 – 1
Iowa 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1966 college football season.

Regular season

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See also: 1966 Notre Dame vs. Michigan State football game

The 1966 Michigan State Spartans football vs. Notre Dame football game ("The Game of the Century") remains one of the greatest, and most controversial, games in college football history.[1] The game was played in Michigan State's Spartan Stadium on November 19, 1966. Michigan State entered the contest 9–0 and ranked #2, while Notre Dame entered the contest 8–0 and ranked #1. Notre Dame elected not to try to score on its final series, thus the game ended in a 10–10 tie with both schools receiving national champion selections.[2][3] Notre Dame claimed the AP and Coaches selections and earned a consensus title with a majority of selectors, while Michigan State was selected as the Football Research poll national champion and the Helms Foundation co–champion.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 17 NC State* #2 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI W 28–0   55,418
September 24 Penn State* #1 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Rivalry) W 42–8   65,763
October 1 at Illinois #1 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 26–10   57,747
October 8 Michigan #1 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) W 20–7   78,833
October 15 at Ohio State #1 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 11–8   84,282
October 22 #9 Purdue #2 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI W 41–20   78,004
October 29 at Northwestern #2 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 22–0   44,304
November 5 Iowa #2 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI W 56–7   68,711
November 12 at Indiana #2 Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Rivalry) W 37–19   30,096
November 19 #1 Notre Dame* #2 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Rivalry) T 10–10   80,011
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.
Schedule Source:[5]

Game summaries

Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Michigan 0 0 0 7 7
• Michigan St 7 0 0 13 20

[6]

Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
Purdue 0 0 7 13 20
• Michigan St 7 14 14 6 41

[7]

Team members in the NFL

  • In the 1967 NFL Draft, four of the top eight picks in the draft were players from Michigan State.
Player Position Round Pick NFL Franchise
Bubba Smith Defensive End 1 1 Baltimore Colts
Clinton Jones Running Back 1 2 Minnesota Vikings
George Webster Linebacker 1 5 Houston Oilers
Gene Washington Wide Receiver 1 8 Minnesota Vikings
Jeff Richardson Defensive End 6 146 New York Jets
James Summers Defensive Back 9 217 Denver Broncos
Charlie Thornhill Defensive Back 9 232 Boston Patriots
Dick Kenney Kicker 14 358 Philadelphia Eagles

[8]

References

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  2. ↑ Notre Dame's Championship Record
  3. ↑ Michigan State's Championship Record
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  6. ↑ "No. 1 Spartans Stop Wolverines." Palm Beach Post. 1966 Oct 9. Retrieved 2015-Jan-12.
  7. ↑ "Spartans Win Easily Over Purdue, 41-20." Palm Beach Post. 1966 Oct 23.
  8. ↑ 1967 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com
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