1946 Michigan State

5–⁠5, coached by Charlie Bachman.

Schedule and results

Michigan State in 1946, game by game: won vs. Wayne State 42–0; lost vs. Boston College 20–34; lost vs. Mississippi State 0–6; won at Penn State 19–16; lost vs. Cincinnati 7–18; lost at Kentucky 14–39; lost at No. 11 Michigan 7–55; won vs. Marquette 20–0; won vs. Maryland 26–14; won vs. Washington State 26–20+42−48Won 42–0 vs. Wayne State+42Wayne StateLost 20–34 vs. Boston College-14Boston CollegeLost 0–6 vs. Mississippi State-6Mississippi Sta…Won 19–16 at Penn State+3Penn StateLost 7–18 vs. Cincinnati-11CincinnatiLost 14–39 at Kentucky-25KentuckyLost 7–55 at No. 11 Michigan-48No. 11 MichiganWon 20–0 vs. Marquette+20MarquetteWon 26–14 vs. Maryland+12MarylandWon 26–20 vs. Washington State+6Washington State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington State 26–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 86th-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 1946.

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
181–⁠202
Coach
Charlie Bachman
Elo
1469 −40 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
3.1 No. 50 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Kenneth E. Balge and Robert B. McCurry
Most valuable player
George Guerre