1949 Michigan State

6–⁠3, coached by Biggie Munn, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Michigan State in 1949, game by game: lost at Michigan 3–7; won vs. Marquette 48–7; won vs. Maryland 14–7; won vs. William & Mary 42–13; won vs. Penn State 24–0; won vs. Temple 62–14; lost vs. No. 1 Notre Dame 21–34; lost at Oregon State 20–25; won at Arizona 75–0+75−13Lost 3–7 at Michigan-4MichiganWon 48–7 vs. Marquette+41MarquetteWon 14–7 vs. Maryland+7MarylandWon 42–13 vs. William & Mary+29William & MaryWon 24–0 vs. Penn State+24Penn StateWon 62–14 vs. Temple+48TempleLost 21–34 vs. No. 1 Notre Dame-13No. 1 Notre DameLost 20–25 at Oregon State-5Oregon StateWon 75–0 at Arizona+75Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona 75–⁠0; No. 19 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 122 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 19
  3. Wk 3: 15
  4. Wk 4: 12
  5. Wk 5: 10
  6. Wk 6: 8
  7. Wk 7: 18
  8. Final: 19

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 1949.

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
No. 19 peak No. 8
Points
309–⁠107
Coach
Biggie Munn
Elo
1650 +56 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
20.1 No. 9 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Harold L. Vogler
Most valuable player
Eugene Glick

Drafted in 1950

The 1950 draft
Rd 1Lynn Chandnois BPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7Ed Bagdon OGChicago Cardinals