American college football season
The 1973 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season . In their first season under head coach Denny Stolz , the Spartans compiled a 5–6 overall record (4–4 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference .[1] [2]
Defensive Bill Simpson was the only Spartan to be selected by either the Associated Press (AP) or the United Press International (UPI) as a first-team player on the 1973 All-Big Ten Conference football team . Simpson received first-team honors from the UPI and second-team honors from the AP. Other Spartans received second-team honors, including defensive tackle John Shinsky, linebackers Ray Nester and Terence McClowry, and defensive back Mark Niesen.[3] [4]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 15 at Northwestern L 10–1427,305 September 22 at Syracuse * W 14–821,821 September 29 No. 17 UCLA * L 21–3460,850 October 6 at No. 8 Notre Dame * L 10–1459,075 October 13 No. 5 Michigan Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry ) L 0–3178,263 [5] October 20 Illinois Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI L 3–663,303 October 27 at Purdue W 10–755,291 November 3 Wisconsin Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI W 21–054,010 November 10 at No. 1 Ohio State L 0–3587,600 November 17 Indiana Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry ) W 10–950,116 November 24 at Iowa W 15–631,119 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1973 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
Season summary [ edit ] At Ohio State [ edit ] Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Michigan St 0 0 0 0 0 Ohio St 7 14 7 7 35
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : November 10Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : 36 °F (2 °C)Game attendance : 87,600Box Score
Game information First quarter
OSU – Bruce Elia 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 3:24. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: Second quarter
OSU – Bruce Elia 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 9:26. Ohio St 14–0. Drive: OSU – Neal Colzie 43-yard punt return (Blair Conway kick), 2:08. Ohio St 21–0. Third quarter
OSU – Bruce Elia 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 8:57. Ohio St 28–0. Drive: Fourth quarter
OSU – Pete Johnson 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 13:53. Ohio St 35–0. Drive: Top passers Top rushers MSU – Mike Holt – 13 rushes, 52 yards OSU – Archie Griffin – 21 rushes, 131 yards Top receivers MSU – Mike Cobb – 1 reception, 6 yards OSU – Elmer Lippert – 1 reception, 20 yards
References [ edit ] ^ "Michigan State Yearly Results (1970-1974)" . 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. 146. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016 . ^ "1973 AP All Big Ten Football Team" . Piqua Daily Call . November 27, 1973. p. 11. ^ "Bucks, Wolves Dominate: Buckeyes Place 10 On All-Big Ten Team" . The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) . November 28, 1973. p. 11B. ^ Charlie Vincent (October 14, 1973). "No Contest! M 31, MSU 0: No. 4 Wolverines Frolic in the Rain" . Detroit Free Press . p. 1E, 4E. Retrieved June 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
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