1978 Michigan State Spartans football team

1978 Michigan State Spartans football
Big Ten co-champion
Conference Big Ten
Ranking
AP No. 12
1978 record 83 (71 Big Ten)
Head coach Darryl Rogers (3rd year)
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
1978 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Michigan + 7 1 0     10 2 0
#12 Michigan State + 7 1 0     8 3 0
#13 Purdue 6 1 1     9 2 1
Ohio State 6 2 0     7 4 1
Minnesota 4 4 0     5 6 0
Wisconsin 3 4 2     5 4 2
Indiana 3 5 0     4 7 0
Iowa 2 6 0     2 9 0
Illinois 0 6 2     1 8 2
Northwestern 0 8 1     0 10 1
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Finishing the season on a seven-game winning streak, the Spartans won their fourth Big Ten Conference championship, which they shared with in-state rival Michigan. The Spartans finished number 12 in the final AP Poll.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 16 at Purdue Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN L 1421   60,365
September 23 Syracuse* Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI W 4921   74,511
September 29 at No. 3 USC* Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 930   65,319
October 7 Notre Dame* Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy) L 2529   77,087
October 14 at No. 5 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) W 2415   105,132
October 21 Indiana Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI W 4914   76,013
October 28 Wisconsin Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI W 552   70,114
November 4 at Illinois No. 18 Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL W 5919   48,077
November 11 Minnesota No. 17 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI W 339   72,122
November 18 at Northwestern No. 16 Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL W 523   14,157
November 25 Iowa No. 14 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI W 427   57,007
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

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