1979 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 1979 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth season under head coach Darryl Rogers, the Spartans compiled a 5–6 overall record (3–5 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1][2]

1979 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1979 record5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coachDarryl Rogers (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Padilla (4th season)
CaptainDan Bass, Mark Brammer
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(Capacity: 76,000)
1979 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 0 0  11 1 0
No. 10 Purdue 7 1 0  10 2 0
No. 18 Michigan 6 2 0  8 4 0
No. 19 Indiana 5 3 0  8 4 0
Iowa 4 4 0  5 6 0
Minnesota 3 5 1  4 6 1
Michigan State 3 5 0  5 6 0
Wisconsin 3 5 0  4 7 0
Illinois 1 6 1  2 8 1
Northwestern 0 9 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Three Spartans were selected by either the Associated Press (AP) or the United Press International (UPI) as first-team players on the 1979 All-Big Ten Conference football teams: tight end Mark Brammer (UPI-1); linebacker Dan Bass (AP-1); and punter Ray Stachowitz (AP-1).[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 8IllinoisNo. 10
W 33–16
September 15Oregon*No. 10
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 41–17
September 22Miami (OH)*No. 8
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 24–21
September 29at No. 15 Notre Dame*No. 7L 3–27
October 6No. 11 MichiganNo. 16
L 7–21
October 13at WisconsinNo. 19L 29–38
October 20No. 16 Purdue
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 7–14
October 27at No. 4 Ohio State
L 0–42
November 3at Northwestern
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 42–7
November 10Minnesota
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 31–17
November 17at Iowa
L 23–33
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1979 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 91 Mark Brammer Sr
T 53 Angelo Fields Sr
WR 6 Mark Jones
FB 33 Joe Kolodziej
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 16 Mark Anderson Sr
LB 49 Dan Bass Sr
CB 28 James Burroughs So
LB 40 John McCormick
LB 57 Larry Savage Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 8 Morten Andersen So
P 19 Ray Stachowicz Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "Michigan State Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. "2015 Michigan State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. p. 147. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. "Blue lands four All-Big Ten spots: OSU places six, Purdue five". The Michigan Daily. November 29, 1979. p. 9.


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