1953 Michigan State Spartans football team

1953 Michigan State Spartans football
Big Ten Champions Rose Bowl Champions
Rose Bowl, W 28–20 vs. UCLA
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#3
AP	#3
1953 record	9–1 (5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Clarence Munn

1953 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Michigan State +	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
#7 Illinois +	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	1
#15 Wisconsin	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Ohio State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
#20 Michigan	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
#9 Iowa	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Purdue	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Indiana	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College in the 1953 college football season. This was the Spartans' inaugural season in the Big Ten Conference and had them winning the league along with Illinois with a 5–1 record. They represented the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl, defeated UCLA 28–20 and finished ranked third in both the AP and Coaches' polls.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	W 21–7	47,125
October 3	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 21–0	61,594
October 10	TCU*	Macklin Stadium • East Lansing, MI	W 26–19	51,049
October 17	Indiana	Macklin Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Rivalry)	W 47–18	51,698
October 24	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 0–6	35,000
October 31	at Oregon State*	Macklin Stadium • East Lansing, MI	W 34–6	51,108
November 7	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 28–13	82,328
November 14	Michigan	Macklin Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Rivalry)	W 14–6	52,324
November 21	Marquette*	Macklin Stadium • East Lansing, MI	W 21–15	42,170
January 1, 1954	vs. UCLA*	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	W 28–20	100,100
*Non-conference game.

Schedule Source:^[1]

References

↑ "Football Statistics Summary for 1953". msuspartans.com. Retrieved July 30, 2013.

Michigan State Spartans football

Venues	Spartan Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Indiana (Old Brass Spittoon) Michigan (Paul Bunyan Trophy) Notre Dame (Megaphone Trophy) Penn State (Land Grant Trophy)

Culture & lore	Sparty "Victory for MSU" Marching band Zeke the Wonder Dog Winged football helmet 1966 "Game of the Century" Clockgate 2006 Northwestern game

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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