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American college football season
The 1979 Michigan State Spartans football team represented
Michigan State University in the
1979 Big Ten Conference football season . In their fourth season under head coach
Darryl Rogers , the Spartans compiled a 5–6 overall record (3–5 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in a tie for sixth place in the
Big Ten Conference .
[1]
[2]
Three Spartans were selected by either the
Associated Press (AP) or the
United Press International (UPI) as first-team players on the
1979 All-Big Ten Conference football teams : tight end
Mark Brammer (UPI-1); linebacker
Danny Bass (AP-1); and punter Ray Stachowitz (AP-1).
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Following the season, Rogers departed East Lansing to assume the same position at
Arizona State . Ironically, the man Rogers replaced in Tempe,
Frank Kush , was an All-America lineman for the Spartans under
Biggie Munn in 1952.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 8
Illinois No. 10 W 33–1671,125
September 15
Oregon * No. 10 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI W 41–1776,123
September 22
Miami (OH) * No. 8 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI W 24–2178,582
September 29 at No. 15
Notre Dame * No. 7 L 3–2759,075
October 6 No. 11
Michigan No. 16 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (
rivalry ) L 7–2179,311
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October 13 at
Wisconsin No. 19 L 29–3877,083
October 20 No. 16
Purdue Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI L 7–1479,561
October 27 at No. 4
Ohio State L 0–4287,747
November 3 at
Northwestern W 42–720,193
November 10
Minnesota Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI W 31–1775,433
November 17 at
Iowa L 23–3356,320
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1979 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
References
^
"Michigan State Yearly Results (1975-1979)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from
the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015 .
^
"2015 Michigan State Football Media Guide" (PDF) . Michigan State University. p. 147. Archived from
the original (PDF) on March 17, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016 .
^
"Blue lands four All-Big Ten spots: OSU places six, Purdue five" . The Michigan Daily . November 29, 1979. p. 9.
^ Charlie Vincent (October 7, 1979).
"U-M air blitz rips MSU, 21-7: Bo won't open up? Two 2d half TD passes jar Spartans" . Detroit Free Press . pp. 1F, 4F – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Geoff Larcom (October 7, 1979).
"Michigan chills muffled MSU attack, 21-7: Offense finally clicks; Sparta is conquered" . The Michigan Daily . p. 1 – via
Bentley Historical Library .
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