American college football season
The 1975 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University during the 1975 Big Ten Conference football season . Led by Denny Stolz in his third and final season as head coach, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–4, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big Ten.
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 13 No. 3 Ohio State No. 11 L 0–2180,383 September 20 No. 19 Miami (OH) * Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI W 14–1361,444 September 27 NC State * Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI W 37–1559,111 [ 1] October 4 at No. 8 Notre Dame * W 10–359,075 October 11 No. 8 Michigan No. 15 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry ) L 6–1679,776 [ 2] [ 3] October 18 at Minnesota No. 17 W 38–1539,202 October 25 Illinois No. 16 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI L 19–2166,223 November 1 at Purdue L 10–2057,104 November 8 at Indiana W 14–631,930 November 15 Northwestern Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI W 47–1454,432 November 22 at Iowa W 27–2342,300 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1975 Michigan State Spartans football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Michigan State at #8 Notre Dame 1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan State 0 0 3 7 10 Notre Dame 0 0 0 3 3
Scoring summary 3 MSU Nielsen 37 yard field goal MSU 3-0 4 ND Reeve 35 yard field goal Tied 3-3 4 3:50 MSU Levi Jackson 4 yard run (Nielsen kick) MSU 10-3
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Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold