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1975 Michigan State

7–⁠4 (4–⁠4 Big Ten), coached by Dennis Stolz.

Schedule and results

Michigan State in 1975, game by game: lost vs. No. 3 Ohio State 0–21; won vs. No. 19 Miami (OH) 14–13; won vs. NC State 37–15; won at No. 8 Notre Dame 10–3; lost vs. No. 8 Michigan 6–16; won at Minnesota 38–15; lost vs. Illinois 19–21; lost at Purdue 10–20; won at Indiana 14–6; won vs. Northwestern 47–14; won at Iowa 27–23+33−21Lost 0–21 vs. No. 3 Ohio State-21No. 3 Ohio StateWon 14–13 vs. No. 19 Miami (OH)+1No. 19 Miami (OH)Won 37–15 vs. NC State+22NC StateWon 10–3 at No. 8 Notre Dame+7No. 8 Notre DameLost 6–16 vs. No. 8 Michigan-10No. 8 MichiganWon 38–15 at Minnesota+23MinnesotaLost 19–21 vs. Illinois-2IllinoisLost 10–20 at Purdue-10PurdueWon 14–6 at Indiana+8IndianaWon 47–14 vs. Northwestern+33NorthwesternWon 27–23 at Iowa+4Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vs3Ohio StateL 0–⁠2142%
Sep 20vs19Miami (OH)W 14–⁠1338%
Sep 27vsNC StateW 37–⁠1551%
Oct 4at8Notre DameW 10–⁠327%
Oct 11vs8MichiganL 6–⁠1643%
Oct 18atMinnesotaW 38–⁠1561%
Oct 25vsIllinoisL 19–⁠2171%
Nov 1atPurdueL 10–⁠2067%
Nov 8atIndianaW 14–⁠673%
Nov 15vsNorthwesternW 47–⁠1481%
Nov 22atIowaW 27–⁠2369%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa 27–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 122 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 6: 15
  4. Wk 7: 17
  5. Wk 8: 16

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 1975.

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 3rd in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 11
Points
222–⁠167
Coach
Dennis Stolz
Elo
1593 +33 this season
SP+ rating
12.8 No. 31 of 132; offense No. 49, defense No. 23
SRS
11.0 No. 29 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Andy MacDonald
Captains
Charlie Baggett and Gregory Schaum
Most valuable player
Levi Jackson

Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 7Greg Schaum DTDallas Cowboys

All-Big Ten

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1975 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1975 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State8–⁠011–⁠14
Michigan7–⁠18–⁠2–⁠28
Michigan State4–⁠47–⁠4
Illinois4–⁠45–⁠6
Purdue4–⁠44–⁠7
Wisconsin3–⁠4–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Minnesota3–⁠56–⁠5
Iowa3–⁠53–⁠8
Northwestern2–⁠63–⁠8
Indiana1–⁠6–⁠12–⁠8–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.