1958 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1958 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1958 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 3–5–1 overall record (0–5–1 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[1][2]
| 1958 Michigan State Spartans football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 3–5–1 (0–5–1 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Sam Williams |
| Captain | Sam Williams |
| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium (capacity: 76,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Iowa $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Wisconsin | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Ohio State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Purdue | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Two Spartans were selected as first-team players on the 1958 All-Big Ten Conference football team: end Sam Williams (AP-2, UPI-1) and guard Ellison Kelly (UPI-1). Halfback Dean Look was selected for the second team.[3][4] Williams was also selected as a consensus first-team player on the 1958 College Football All-America Team.[5]
The 1958 Spartans lost the annual Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry game by a 6 to 0 score and played to a 12 to 12 tie in the annual Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry game.[2] In non-conference play, the Spartans won all three games, defeating California (32–12), Pittsburgh (22–8), and Kansas State (26–7).[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | California* | No. 4 | W 32–12 | 52,639 | ||
| October 4 | No. 16 Michigan | No. 4 |
| T 12–12 | 76,434 | [6] |
| October 11 | No. 10 Pittsburgh* | No. 9 |
| W 22–8 | 56,793 | |
| October 18 | at Purdue | No. 5 | L 6–14 | 48,468 | ||
| October 25 | at Illinois | No. 20 | L 0–16 | 68,811 | ||
| November 1 | No. 8 Wisconsin |
| L 7–9 | 71,040 | ||
| November 8 | at Indiana | L 0–6 | 18,000 | |||
| November 15 | at Minnesota | L 12–39 | 53,647 | |||
| November 22 | Kansas State* |
| W 26–7 | 39,032 | ||
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References
- "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 155. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- "1958 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- Jerry Liska (November 28, 1958). "Even Big 10 All-Star Team Is Mixed Up". Sarasota Journal (AP story). p. 16.
- "Kelley Again On All-Big Ten Team". The Sandusky Register. November 28, 1958. p. 19.
- "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- Tommy Devine (October 5, 1958). "'M' Ties Mighty Spartans, 12-12". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.