1946 Michigan State Spartans football team

1946 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference Independent
1946 record 5–5
Head coach Charlie Bachman (13th season)
Captain Kenneth E. Balge, Robert B. McCurry

The 1946 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College in the 1946 college football season. In their 13th and final season under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled a 5–5 record.[1][2] The 1946 Spartans lost their annual rivalry game with Michigan by a 55 to 7 score.[3] In intersectional play, the Spartans beat Penn State (19-16), Maryland (26-14), and Washington State (26-20), but lost to Boston College (34-20), Mississippi State (6-0), and Kentucky (39-14).[2] In mid-December 1946, Michigan State hired Biggie Munn to replace Bachman as head coach.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Wayne
W 42–0
October 5Boston College
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
L 20–34
October 12Mississippi State
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
L 0–6
October 19at Penn State (rivalry
W 19–16
October 26Cincinnati
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
L 7–18
November 2at Kentucky
L 14–39
November 9at No. 11 Michigan
L 7–5576,373
November 16Marquettedagger
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 20–0
November 23Maryland
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 26–14
November 30Washington State
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 26–20

Game summaries

Michigan

Week 7: Michigan State at Michigan
1 234Total
Michigan State 0 070 7
• Michigan 14 141314 55

On November 9, 1946, Michigan State lost to Michigan by a score of 55 to 7. With attendance at 77,134, the game drew the largest crowd to that date in the history of the Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry.[3] Michigan scored twice in each quarter. Michigan State's touchdown came on a pass from Horace Smith to Frank Waters covering 77 yards in the third quarter. Michigan gained 500 yards in the game, 293 on the ground and 207 in the air. Michigan was held to 212 yards of which only 47 yards were gained by rushing.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 154. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "1946 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Charles Bartlett (November 10, 1946). "State Loses To Wolverine Eleven, 55 to 7". Chicago Tribune. p. 2-1.
  4. ↑ "Munn Accepts Post as Football Coach at Michigan State". The Escanaba (Mich.) Daily Press. December 15, 1946. p. 11.


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