1950 Michigan State

8–⁠1, coached by Biggie Munn, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Michigan State in 1950, game by game: won vs. Oregon State 38–13; won at No. 3 Michigan 14–7; lost vs. Maryland 7–34; won vs. William & Mary 33–14; won vs. Marquette 34–6; won at Notre Dame 36–33; won vs. Indiana 35–0; won vs. Minnesota 27–0; won at Pittsburgh 19–0+35−27Won 38–13 vs. Oregon State+25Oregon StateWon 14–7 at No. 3 Michigan+7No. 3 MichiganLost 7–34 vs. Maryland-27MarylandWon 33–14 vs. William & Mary+19William & MaryWon 34–6 vs. Marquette+28MarquetteWon 36–33 at Notre Dame+3Notre DameWon 35–0 vs. Indiana+35IndianaWon 27–0 vs. Minnesota+27MinnesotaWon 19–0 at Pittsburgh+19Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 19–⁠0; No. 8 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 122 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 2: 2
  3. Wk 3: 20
  4. Wk 5: 15
  5. Wk 6: 13
  6. Wk 7: 12
  7. Wk 8: 10
  8. Wk 9: 10
  9. Final: 8

Photographs from 1950

Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

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 1950.

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 8 peak No. 2
Points
243–⁠107
Coach
Biggie Munn
Elo
1690 +90 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
15.5 No. 12 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
LeRoy R. Crane
Most valuable player
Sonny Grandelius

Drafted in 1951

The 1951 draft
Rd 3Dorne Dibble EDetroit Lions
Rd 3Sonny Grandelius BNew York Giants