1976 Michigan State Spartans football team information
American college football season
1976Michigan State Spartans football
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Record
4–6–1 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Darryl Rogers (1st season)
Defensive coordinator
Bob Padilla (1st season)
MVP
Rich Baes
Captain
Rich Baes, Tommy Hannon
Home stadium
Spartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 3 Michigan +
7
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
No. 6 Ohio State +
7
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
1
Minnesota
4
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Illinois
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Indiana
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Purdue
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Iowa
3
–
5
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Wisconsin
3
–
5
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Michigan State
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
1
Northwestern
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
10
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1976 Michigan State Spartans football team is an American football team that represented Michigan State University in the 1976 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Darryl Rogers, the Spartans compiled a 4–6–1 overall record (3–5 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.[1][2]
Seven Spartans were selected by either the Associated Press (AP) or the United Press International (UPI) for the 1976 All-Big Ten Conference football teams: tight end Mike Cobb (AP-1, UPI-1); defensive back Tommy Hannon (AP-1, UPI-1); flanker Kirk Gibson (AP-2, UPI-2); center Al Pitts (AP-2, UPI-2); defensive tackle Larry Bethea (AP-2, UPI-2); offensive tackle Tony Bruggenthies (AP-2); and defensive end Otto Smith (UPI-2).[3][4]
^"Michigan State Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
^"2015 Michigan State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. p. 146. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
^"Michigan, Ohio State Pace All-Big Ten Team". Toledo Blade (AP story). December 3, 1976. p. 27.
^"Illini place two on All-Big 10". The Pantagraph. November 24, 1976. p. A11.
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