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1969 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPRon Saul
CaptainFranklin Foreman, Rich Saul
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons← 19681970 →
1969 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Michigan + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Purdue 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Minnesota 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Iowa 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Indiana 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Michigan State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Illinois 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University during the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled andoverall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing ninth in the Big Ten.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Washington*No. 12W 27–1163,022
September 27SMU*No. 13
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 23–1572,189
October 4at Notre Dame*No. 14L 28–4259,075
October 11at No. 1 Ohio StateNo. 19L 21–5486,641
October 18No. 13 Michigan
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
W 23–1279,368
October 25at IowaL 18–1965,471
November 1Indiana
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
L 0–1677,533
November 8at No. 10 PurdueL 13–4167,397
November 15Minnesota
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 10–1460,011
November 22at NorthwesternW 39–725,606
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "'Just Played Poorly' -- Bo". Detroit Free Press. October 19, 1969. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Jack Saylor (October 19, 1969). "It's MSU, 23-12! Win over U-M Revives Rose Bowl Hopes". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Andy Barbas (October 19, 1969). "State romps to 23-12 victory". The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 11 – via Bentley Historical Library.
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