1953 Michigan State Spartans football team
American college football season
The 1953 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College in the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. This was the Spartans' inaugural season in the Big Ten Conference and share the conference title with Illinois with a 5–1 record. They represented the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl, defeated UCLA, 28–20, and finished ranked third in both the AP and Coaches polls.[1][2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 26 | at Iowa | No. 2 | | W 21–7 | 47,125 |
October 3 | at Minnesota | No. 2 | | W 21–0 | 61,594 |
October 10 | TCU* | No. 2 | | W 26–19 | 51,049 |
October 17 | Indiana![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 2 | - Macklin Stadium
- East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
| W 47–18 | 51,698 |
October 24 | at Purdue | No. 2 | | L 0–6 | 35,000 |
October 31 | Oregon State* | No. 6 | - Macklin Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| W 34–6 | 51,108 |
November 7 | at Ohio State | No. 5 | | W 28–13 | 82,328 |
November 14 | Michigan | No. 4 | - Macklin Stadium
- East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
| W 14–6 | 52,324 |
November 21 | Marquette* | No. 3 | - Macklin Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| W 21–15 | 42,170 |
January 1, 1954 | vs. No. 5 UCLA* | No. 3 | | W 28–20 | 100,100 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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