1949 Michigan State Spartans football team

1949 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference Independent
Ranking
AP #19
1949 record 6–3
Head coach Biggie Munn

The 1949 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College in the 1949 college football season. In their third season under head coach Biggie Munn, the Spartans compiled a 6–3 record and were ranked #19 in the final AP Poll.[1]

Two Spartans received first-team honors on the 1949 College Football All-America Team. Guard Ed Bagdon was a consensus first-team All-American,[2] and halfback Lynn Chandnois received first-team honors from the International News Service[3] and Collier's Weekly,[4] and second-team honors from the United Press[5] and Football Writers Association of America.[6]

The 1949 Spartans lost their annual rivalry games against Notre Dame by a 34 to 21 score and against Michigan by a 7 to 3 score.[1]

In intersectional play, the Spartans beat Maryland (14-7), William & Mary (42-13), Penn State (24-0), Temple (62-14), and Arizona (75-0), but lost to Oregon State (25-20).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Michigan State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse (David DeLassus). Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  3. "Three Notre Dame Gridders on INS All-America". The Milwaukee Sentinel. November 27, 1949.
  4. "Pitt's Barkouskie Picked On Collier's All-America". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 2, 1949.
  5. "Midwest Teams Again Dominate U.P. All-America". St. Petersburg Times (UP story). November 24, 1949.
  6. "FWAA All America" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America.
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