From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American college football season
The 1952 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College in the 1952 college football season.[1][2] The Spartans were led by head coach Clarence "Biggie" Munn and recorded a perfect 9–0. The team was selected national champion by AP, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms, Litkenhous, NCF, Sagarin, UPI/coaches, and Williamson,[3]: 113 marking the school's first Consensus National Championship.[3]: 120 Five additional major selectors chose Georgia Tech as national champion. This was Michigan State's last year as an Independent, as MSU would join the Big Ten the following year.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
---|
September 27 | at Michigan | No. 1 | | W 27–13 | 97,239 |
October 4 | at Oregon State | No. 1 | | W 17–14 | 22,595 |
October 11 | Texas A&M | No. 2 | | W 48–6 | 49,123 |
October 18 | Syracuse | No. 1 | - Macklin Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| W 48–7 | 38,254 |
October 25 | Penn State | No. 1 | - Macklin Stadium
- East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
| W 34–7 | 51,162 |
November 1 | at Purdue | No. 1 | | W 14–7 | 49,500 |
November 8 | at Indiana | No. 1 | | W 41–14 | 22,000 |
November 15 | Notre Dame | No. 1 | - Macklin Stadium
- East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
| W 21–3 | 52,472 |
November 22 | Marquette | No. 1 | - Macklin Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| W 62–13 | 35,845 |
|
- Schedule Source:[4]
Roster
1952 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
|
Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
|
Defense
|
Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
|
Team players drafted into the NFL
References
|
---|
Venues | |
---|
Bowls & rivalries | |
---|
Culture & lore | |
---|
People | |
---|
Seasons | |
---|
National championship seasons in bold |
|
---|
1936–1949 | |
---|
1950s | |
---|
1960s |
- 1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA)
- 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA)
- 1962: USC
- 1963: Texas
- 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (NFF)
- 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FWAA, NFF)
- 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF)
- 1967: USC
- 1968: Ohio State
- 1969: Texas
|
---|
1970s | |
---|
1980–1991 | |
---|