1955 Michigan State Spartans football team

1955 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP #2
1955 record 9–1 (5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Duffy Daugherty
1955 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Ohio State $ 6 0 0     7 2 0
#2 Michigan State 5 1 0     9 1 0
#12 Michigan 5 2 0     7 2 0
Purdue 4 2 1     5 3 1
Illinois 3 3 1     5 3 1
Wisconsin 3 4 0     4 5 0
Iowa 2 3 1     3 5 1
Minnesota 2 5 0     3 6 0
Indiana 1 5 0     3 6 0
Northwestern 0 6 1     0 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1955 college football season. In their second season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 9–1 overall record (5–1 against Big Ten opponents) and were ranked #2 behind Oklahoma in the final AP Poll.[1]

Three Michigan State players were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1955 All-Big Ten Conference football team: quarterback Earl Morrall, tackle Norm Masters, and guard Carl Nystrom. Halfback Jerry Planutis was selected for the second team.[2]

The 1955 Spartans won two of their three annual rivalry games. In the annual Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry game, the Spartans defeated the Hoosiers by a 20 to 13 score. In the Notre Dame rivalry game, the Spartans defeated the Fighting Irish by a 21 to 14 score. And, in the annual Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry game, the Spartans suffered their only loss, losing to the Wolverines by a 14 to 7 score.[1]

In non-conference play, the Spartans also defeated Stanford, 38-14, and defeated UCLA, 17-14, in the 1956 Rose Bowl.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Michigan State Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse (David DeLassus). Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. "Cassady, Kramer, Jones Repeat on Big 10 Team". The Milwaukee Sentinel. November 22, 1955.
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