| 1944 Michigan State Spartans football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6-1 |
| Head coach |
|
| MVP | Jack Breslin |
| Captain | Thomas B. Sullivan |
| Home stadium | Macklin Field |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Notre Dame | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio Wesleyan | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1944 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College as an independent in the 1944 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled a 6–1 record. The 1944 Spartans lost only to Missouri by a 13 to 7 score. The team did not play its annual rivalry game with Michigan.[1][2]
YouTube Encyclopedic
-
1/3Views:4 5573444 302
-
#1 Notre Dame vs. MSU - 1948 & 1949
-
Big Ten Film Vault: 1959 Yearbook - Michigan State Season Recap
-
1942 Michigan-MSC Halftime Brawl
Transcription
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30 | Scranton | W 40–12 | 7,164 | [3] | |||
| October 7 | at Kentucky | W 2–0 | 10,000 | [4] | |||
| October 14 | Kansas State |
| W 45–6 | 7,000 | [5] | ||
| October 20 | at Maryland | W 8–0 | 500 | [6] | |||
| October 27 | at Wayne | W 32–0 | 10,500 | [7] | |||
| November 4 | at Missouri | L 7–13 | 5,000 | [8] | |||
| November 11 | Maryland |
| W 33–0 | 8,160 | [9] | ||
| |||||||
References
- ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 153. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ "1944 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ Bob Latshaw (October 1, 1944). "State Wins First, 40-12". Detroit Free Press. pp. 2–1, 2–4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Latshaw (October 8, 1944). "Spartans Score Safety to Squeeze Out a 2-0 Victory Over Kentucky". Detroit Free Press. p. 2-1, 2-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Latshaw (October 15, 1944). "MSC Scoops Up Kansas State Fumbles, Romps to 45-6 Victory". Detroit Free Press. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Michigan State Turns Breslin Loose in the Mud for 8-0 Victory". Detroit Free Press. October 21, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Latshaw (October 28, 1944). "Wayne Balloon Busted: Spartans Wallop Tartars, 32-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Latshaw (November 4, 1944). "Missouri Rally Halts Spartan Bowl March with 13-to-7 Triumph". Detroit Free Press. pp. 2–1, 2–2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Charles P. Ward (November 12, 1944). "Spartans Have Merry Time With Maryland". Detroit Free Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
 | This college football 1940s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a sports team in Michigan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This page was last edited on 6 September 2023, at 20:26