1971 Michigan State Spartans football team

1971 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1971 record 6–5 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Duffy Daugherty
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
1971 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Michigan $ 8 0 0     11 1 0
Northwestern 6 3 0     7 4 0
Ohio State 5 3 0     6 4 0
Michigan State 5 3 0     6 5 0
Illinois 5 3 0     5 6 0
Wisconsin 3 5 0     4 6 1
Minnesota 3 5 0     4 7 0
Purdue 3 5 0     3 7 0
Indiana 2 6 0     3 8 0
Iowa 1 8 0     1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1971 college football season. In their 18th season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 6–5 overall record (5–3 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in a tie for third place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Four Spartans were selected by either the Associated Press (AP) or the United Press International (UPI) as first-team players on the 1971 All-Big Ten Conference football team: running back Eric Allen (AP-1, UPI-1); offensive guard Joe DeLamielleure (AP-1, UPI-1); defensive tackle Ron Curl (AP-1, UPI-1); and defensive back Brad Van Pelt (AP-1, UPI-1).[2][3]

References

  1. "Michigan State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse (David DeLassus). Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. "All Big Ten Selected". Daily Illini. November 24, 1971.
  3. "Unbeaten Michigan Dominate UPI Team Picked by Coaches: Ohio State Places 7 On All-Big Ten Teams". The Times Recorder, Zanesville, OH. November 25, 1971. p. 9D.
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