1956 Michigan State Spartans football team

1956 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #10
AP #9
1956 record 9–1 (5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Duffy Daugherty
1956 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Iowa $ 5 1 0     9 1 0
#7 Michigan 5 2 0     7 2 0
#12 Minnesota 4 1 2     6 1 2
#9 Michigan State 4 2 0     7 2 0
#15 Ohio State 4 2 0     6 3 0
Northwestern 3 3 1     4 4 1
Purdue 1 4 2     3 4 2
Illinois 1 4 2     2 5 2
Wisconsin 0 4 3     1 5 3
Indiana 1 5 0     3 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1956 college football season. In their third season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 7–2 overall record (4–2 against Big Ten opponents) and were ranked #9 in the final AP Poll and #10 in the final Coaches Poll.[1]

Center John Matsko was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1956 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Three other Spartans received second-team all-conference honors: halfback Clarence Peaks (AP-2, UP-2), guard Dan Currie (AP-2, UP-2), and tackle Joel Jones (AP-2, UP-2).[2][3] Matsko and Currie also received second-team honors on the 1956 College Football All-America Team.

The 1956 Spartans won all three of their annual rivalry games. In the annual Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry game, the Spartans defeated the Hoosiers by a 53 to 6 score. In the Notre Dame rivalry game, the Spartans defeated the Fighting Irish by a 47 to 14 score. And, in the annual Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry game, the Spartans defeated the Wolverines by a 9 to 0 score.[1]

In non-conference play, the Spartans also defeated Stanford, 21-7, and Kansas State, 38-17.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Michigan State Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse (David DeLassus). Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. "Hawk Trio On All Big Ten". The Spencer Daily Reporter. November 30, 1956. p. 4.
  3. "Mel Dillard on All-Big Ten Team; Iowa Puts Men in Four Positions". Alexandria (IN) Times-Tribune. November 30, 1956. p. 3.
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