1950 Michigan State Spartans football team information
American college football season
1950Michigan State Spartans football
Conference
Independent
Ranking
Coaches
No. 9
AP
No. 8
Record
8–1
Head coach
Clarence Munn (4th season)
MVP
Sonny Grandelius
Captain
LeRoy R. Crane
Home stadium
Macklin Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Midwestern college football independents records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Valparaiso
–
9
–
1
–
0
No. 8 Michigan State
–
8
–
1
–
0
Xavier
–
8
–
1
–
0
John Carroll
–
8
–
2
–
0
Baldwin–Wallace
–
5
–
2
–
1
Marquette
–
5
–
3
–
1
Wabash
–
4
–
2
–
3
Butler
–
4
–
4
–
1
Notre Dame
–
4
–
4
–
1
Toledo
–
4
–
5
–
0
Bowling Green
–
3
–
4
–
2
Dayton
–
4
–
6
–
0
Youngstown
–
3
–
5
–
0
Ball State
–
2
–
4
–
1
Washington University
–
2
–
7
–
0
Wayne
–
2
–
7
–
0
Indiana State
–
1
–
7
–
1
Rose Poly
–
0
–
8
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1950 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College as an indepdennt during the 1950 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Clarence Munn, the Spartans compiled an 8–1 record and were ranked No. 8 in the final AP Poll.[1][2]
Two Spartans received first-team honors on the 1950 College Football All-America Team. Fullback Sonny Grandelius received first-team honors from the Associated Press,[3] International News Service,[4] and Central Press Association,[5] and end Dorne Dibble received the honors from the Football Writers Association of America.[6]
The 1950 Spartans won their annual rivalry games against Notre Dame by a 36–33 score and against Michigan by a 14–7 score.[2] In intersectional play, the Spartans beat Oregon State (6–0), William & Mary (33–14), and Pittsburgh (19–0), but lost to Maryland (34–7).[2]
^"2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 154. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
^ abc"1950 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
^"Two Platoons Selected for All-American Team". Janesville Daily Gazette. December 6, 1950.
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