1978 Michigan State Spartans football team

1978 Michigan State Spartans football
Big Ten Co-Champions
Conference Big Ten
Ranking
AP #12
1978 record 83 (71 Big Ten)
Head coach Darryl Rogers (3rd year)
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
1978 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Michigan + 7 1 0     10 2 0
#12 Michigan State + 7 1 0     8 3 0
#13 Purdue 6 1 1     9 2 1
Ohio State 6 2 0     7 4 1
Minnesota 4 4 0     5 6 0
Wisconsin 3 4 2     5 4 2
Indiana 3 5 0     4 7 0
Iowa 2 6 0     2 9 0
Illinois 0 6 2     1 8 2
Northwestern 0 8 1     0 10 1
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University during the 1978 college football season. Finishing the season on a 7-game winning streak, the Spartans won their 4th Big Ten championship, which they shared with in state rival Michigan. The Spartans finished #12 in the final AP Poll.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 16 at Purdue Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN L 1421   60,365
September 23 Syracuse* Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI W 4921   74,511
September 29 at #3 USC* Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 930   65,319
October 7 Notre Dame* Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy) L 2529   77,087
October 14 at #5 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) W 2415   105,132
October 21 Indiana Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI W 4914   76,013
October 28 Wisconsin Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI W 552   70,114
November 4 at Illinois #18 Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL W 5919   48,077
November 11 Minnesota #17 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI W 339   72,122
November 18 at Northwestern #16 Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL W 523   14,157
November 25 Iowa #14 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI W 427   57,007
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

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