1942 Michigan State

4–⁠3–⁠2, coached by Charlie Bachman.

Schedule and results

Michigan State in 1942, game by game: lost at Michigan 0–20; won vs. Wayne State 46–6; lost vs. Marquette 7–28; won vs. Great Lakes Navy 14–0; tied at Temple 7–7; lost at Washington State 13–25; won vs. Purdue 19–6; won vs. West Virginia 7–0; tied vs. Oregon State 7–7+40−21Lost 0–20 at Michigan-20MichiganWon 46–6 vs. Wayne State+40Wayne StateLost 7–28 vs. Marquette-21MarquetteWon 14–0 vs. Great Lakes Navy+14Great Lakes NavyTied 7–7 at Temple0TempleLost 13–25 at Washington State-12Washington StateWon 19–6 vs. Purdue+13PurdueWon 7–0 vs. West Virginia+7West VirginiaTied 7–7 vs. Oregon State0Oregon State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Oregon State 7–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 122 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
120–⁠99
Coach
Charlie Bachman
Elo
1515 −16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.2 No. 62 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Richard Mangrum and Walter L. Pawlowski
Most valuable player
Richard Kieppe
Offense
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