1947 Michigan State

7–⁠2, coached by Biggie Munn.

Schedule and results

Michigan State in 1947, game by game: lost at Michigan 0–55; won vs. Mississippi State 7–0; won at Washington State 21–7; won vs. Iowa State 20–0; lost vs. No. 14 Kentucky 6–7; won vs. Marquette 13–7; won vs. Santa Clara 28–0; won at Temple 14–6; won at Hawai’i 58–19+39−55Lost 0–55 at Michigan-55MichiganWon 7–0 vs. Mississippi State+7Mississippi Sta…Won 21–7 at Washington State+14Washington StateWon 20–0 vs. Iowa State+20Iowa StateLost 6–7 vs. No. 14 Kentucky-1No. 14 KentuckyWon 13–7 vs. Marquette+6MarquetteWon 28–0 vs. Santa Clara+28Santa ClaraWon 14–6 at Temple+8TempleWon 58–19 at Hawai’i+39Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 58–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 48th-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 1947.

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
167–⁠101
Coach
Biggie Munn
Elo
1573 +94 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
9.1 No. 32 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Robert B. McCurry
Most valuable player
Warren B. Huey