1969 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 1969 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University during the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled andoverall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing ninth in the Big Ten.

1969 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–6 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Duffy Daugherty (16th season)
MVP	Ron Saul
Captain	Franklin Foreman, Rich Saul
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (capacity: 76,000)
Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Ohio State +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Michigan +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Purdue	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Iowa	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Michigan State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Illinois	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Washington*	No. 12	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 27–11	63,022
September 27	SMU*	No. 13	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 23–15	72,189
October 4	at Notre Dame*	No. 14	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 28–42	59,075
October 11	at No. 1 Ohio State	No. 19	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 21–54	86,641
October 18	No. 13 Michigan		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	W 23–12	79,368	^[1]^[2]^[3]
October 25	at Iowa		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 18–19	65,471
November 1	Indiana		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	L 0–16	77,533
November 8	at No. 10 Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 13–41	67,397
November 15	Minnesota		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 10–14	60,011
November 22	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 39–7	25,606
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "'Just Played Poorly' -- Bo". Detroit Free Press. October 19, 1969. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
2. Jack Saylor (October 19, 1969). "It's MSU, 23-12! Win over U-M Revives Rose Bowl Hopes". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
3. Andy Barbas (October 19, 1969). "State romps to 23-12 victory". The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 11 – via Bentley Historical Library.