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1974 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1974
team	Michigan State Spartans
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
CoachRank	18
APRank	12
record	7–3–1
conf_record	6–1–1
head_coach	Denny Stolz
hc_year	2nd
off_coach	Andy MacDonald
oc_year	2nd
mvp	Charlie Baggett
captain	Clarence Bullock
captain2	James Tauber
stadium	Spartan Stadium

The 1974 Michigan State Spartans football team was an American football team that represented Michigan State University in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Spartans compiled a 7–3–1 record, finished in third place in the Big Ten, and were ranked No. 12 in the final AP Poll. Quarterback Charlie Baggett was selected as the team's most valuable player.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Michigan

On October 12, 1974, Michigan State lost to Michigan by a 21-7 score. The game, played at Michigan Stadium, attracted a crowd of 104,682, reported to be "the second largest crowd in modern N.C.A.A. history" behind the 1973 Michigan-Ohio State game.

Ohio State

Michigan State manages a considerable upset at home, topping then #1 Ohio State, 16-13. Fullback Levi Jackson scores the final points of the game on an 88-yard TD run, followed by a Hans Neilsen point after touchdown. In a tumultuous finish, Ohio State fails to convert at the Spartans' 1-yard line as time expires. Big Ten Commissioner Wayne Duke went to referee Gene Calhoun and the team of officials to confirm that the Buckeyes had not attempted their second-down play before the clock ran out.

Roster

Denny Stolz

References

(September 15, 1974). "Spartans explode, crush Northwestern 41–7". The Grand Rapids Press.
(September 22, 1974). "Spartans shut out Syracuse, 19 to 0". The Plain Dealer.
(September 29, 1974). "Sciarra, Bruins rout Spartans". The News Tribune.
(October 6, 1974). "Conservative Irish edge Spartans". The Indianapolis Star.
(October 13, 1974). "104,682 watch Wolverines top Spartans". The Miami Herald.
(October 20, 1974). "MSU, Illini battle to tie". The Kalamazoo Gazette.
(October 27, 1974). "Spartans stop Boilermakers, 31–7". The Muskegon Chronicle.
(November 3, 1974). "Badgers hobbled by bobbles". Wisconsin State Journal.
(November 10, 1974). "Miracle...MSU 16, OSU 13". Detroit Free Press.
(November 17, 1974). "MSU grinds down Indiana, 19–10". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
(November 24, 1974). "Spartans blast Hawkeyes". The Muskegon Chronicle.
2011 Michigan State media guide.
Roy Damer. (October 13, 1974). "Wolverines win 21-7". Chicago Tribune.
"Ohio State Defeated By Spartans, Ruling." Ocala Star-Banner. 1974 Nov 10.
"Spartans Stop No.1 Team...Buckeyes Lose, 16-13." Gadsden Times. 1974 Nov 10.

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