1938 Michigan State

6–⁠3, coached by Charlie Bachman.

Schedule and results

Michigan State in 1938, game by game: won vs. Wayne State 34–6; lost at Michigan 0–14; won vs. Illinois Wesleyan 18–0; won at West Virginia 26–0; won vs. No. 10 Syracuse 19–12; lost vs. No. 5 Santa Clara 6–7; lost at Missouri 0–6; won at Marquette 20–14; won vs. Temple 10–0+28−14Won 34–6 vs. Wayne State+28Wayne StateLost 0–14 at Michigan-14MichiganWon 18–0 vs. Illinois Wesleyan+18Illinois Wesley…Won 26–0 at West Virginia+26West VirginiaWon 19–12 vs. No. 10 Syracuse+7No. 10 SyracuseLost 6–7 vs. No. 5 Santa Clara-1No. 5 Santa ClaraLost 0–6 at Missouri-6MissouriWon 20–14 at Marquette+6MarquetteWon 10–0 vs. Temple+10Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Temple 10–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 122 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1938.

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
133–⁠59
Coach
Charlie Bachman
Elo
1612 +11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.3 No. 36 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Allen O. Diebold and Dave Diehl
Most valuable player
John Pingel
Offense
Notre Dame Box

Drafted in 1939

The 1939 draft
Rd 1John Pingel BDetroit Lions