1941 Michigan State

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Charlie Bachman.

Schedule and results

Michigan State in 1941, game by game: lost at Michigan 7–19; won vs. Marquette 13–7; lost at No. 9 Santa Clara 0–7; won vs. Wayne State 39–6; lost vs. No. 19 Missouri 0–19; tied at Purdue 0–0; won vs. Temple 46–0; won vs. Ohio Wesleyan 31–7; won at West Virginia 14–12+46−19Lost 7–19 at Michigan-12MichiganWon 13–7 vs. Marquette+6MarquetteLost 0–7 at No. 9 Santa Clara-7No. 9 Santa ClaraWon 39–6 vs. Wayne State+33Wayne StateLost 0–19 vs. No. 19 Missouri-19No. 19 MissouriTied 0–0 at Purdue0PurdueWon 46–0 vs. Temple+46TempleWon 31–7 vs. Ohio Wesleyan+24Ohio WesleyanWon 14–12 at West Virginia+2West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat West Virginia 14–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 122 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
150–⁠77
Coach
Charlie Bachman
Elo
1547 +32 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
7.9 No. 36 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Wilford D. Davis and William Rupp
Most valuable player
Anthony Arena