American college football season
The 1926 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College as an independent during the 1926 college football season . In their fourth year under head coach Ralph H. Young , the Spartans compiled a 3–4–1 record and were outscored by their opponents 171 to 97.[1] [2]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 26 Adrian W 16–0
October 2 Kalamazoo College Field East Lansing, MI W 9–0
October 9 at Michigan L 3–5533,000
October 16 at Cornell L 14–24
October 23 Lake Forest College Field East Lansing, MI T 0–0
October 30 at Colgate L 6–385,000 [3]
November 6 Centre College Field East Lansing, MI W 42–14
November 20 Haskell College Field East Lansing, MI L 7–40[4]
Homecoming
Game summaries
Michigan
On October 9, 1926, Michigan State lost to Michigan by a 55–3 score.[5] [6]
References
^ "2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF) . Michigan State University. pp. 142, 148. Retrieved March 17, 2020 .
^ "1926 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2017 .
^ "Colgate Tramples Over Michigan State in Game Played on Muddy Field, 38-6" . Detroit Free Press . October 31, 1926. p. 23 – via Newspapers,com .
^ "Haskell Indians Show Flashy Attack and Smother Michigan State, 40-7" . Detroit Free Press . November 21, 1926. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Michigan Wins, 55-3" . Chicago Tribune . October 10, 1926.
^ "Michigan Gallops to Victory, 55 to 3: Michigan State Unable to Cope With Fast Running and Passing Game" . The New York Times . October 10, 1926.
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