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1896 4 1-2-1 26 42 No Established Coach Wilfred R. Vanderhoef 1897 7 4-2-1 146 106 Henry Keep Walton K. Brainard 7 4-3-0 142 127 Henry Keep J.H. Vanderstolpe 1898 1899 7 2-4-1 81 101 Charles O. Bemies Ellis W. Ranney 1900 4 1-3-0 51 67 Charles O. Bemies Charles A. McCue 8 3-4-1 120 94 George Denman Albert H. Case 1901 1902 9 4-5-0 93 206 George Denman Arthur D. Peters 8 6-1-1 178 24 Chester L. Brewer Frank J. Kratz 1903 1904 9 8-1-0 380 16 Chester L. Brewer Robert F. Bell 1905 11 9-2-0 280 75 Chester L. Brewer Edward B. McKenna 11 7-2-2 195 28 Chester L. Brewer Stephen W. Doty 1906 1907 7 4-2-1 127 60 Chester L. Brewer Walter H. Small 8 6-0-2 205 22 Chester L. Brewer Bert Shedd 1908 1909 9 8-1-0 233 17 Chester L. Brewer Parnell G. McKenna 1910 7 6-1-0 168 8 Chester L. Brewer lon J. Cortright 6 5-1-0 93 30 John F. Macklin Fred A. Stone 1911 1912 8 7-1-0 297 98 John F. Macklin William R. Riblett 7 7-0-0 180 28 John F. Macklin Chester W. Gifford 1913 1914 7 5-2-0 197 57 John F. Macklin George E. Julian 1915 6 5-1-0 259 38 John F. Macklin W. Blake Miller 7 4-2-1 126 26 Frank Sommers Ralph B. Henning 1916 9 0-9-0 23 179 Chester L. Brewer Sherman Coryell 1917 1918 7 4-3-0 134 68 George E. Gauthier Lawrence C. Archer 1919 9 4-4-1 132 99 Chester L. Brewer Harry E. Franson 1920 10 4-6-0 270 166 George “Potsy” Clark Harold A. Springer 1921 8 3-5-0 68 126 Albert M. Barron John Bos 1922 10 3-5-2 111 135 Albert M. Barron William C. Johnson 1923 8 3-5-0 57 144 Ralph H. Young Maurice R. Taylor 1924 8 5-3-0 210 48 Ralph H. Young Vivian J. Hultman 1925 8 3-5-0 105 106 Ralph H. Young Donald H. Haskins 1926 8 3-4-1 97 171 Ralph H. Young Martin F. Rummel 1927 9 4-5-0 111 128 Ralph H. Young Paul M. Smith 1928 8 3-4-1 153 66 Harry G. Kipke Lewis A. Hornbeck 1929 8 5-3-0 244 104 James H. Crowley Fred W. Danziger/Vern C. Dickeson 1930 8 5-1-2 151 32 James H. Crowley Harold E. Smead 1931 9 5-3-1 291 61 James H. Crowley Milton C. Gross 1932 8 7-1-0 220 64 James H. Crowley Abe Eliowitz/Robert C. Monnett 1933 8 4-2-2 73 49 Charles W. Bachman Bernard G. McNutt 1934 9 8-1-0 153 56 Charles W. Bachman Russell H. Reynolds 1935 8 6-2-0 207 57 Charles W. Bachman Sidney P. Wagner 1936 9 6-1-2 143 40 Charles W. Bachman Gordon A. Dahlgren/Henry S. Kutchins 1937 10 8-2-0 117 42 Charles W. Bachman Harry E. Speelman 1938 9 6-3-0 133 59 Charles W. Bachman Allen O. Diebold/David D. Diehl 1939 9 4-4-1 102 92 Charles W. Bachman Michael Kinek/Lyle J. Rockenbach 1940 8 3-4-1 108 76 Charles W. Bachman Jack R. Amon/Paul L. Griffeth 1941 9 5-3-1 150 77 Charles W. Bachman Wilford D. Davis/William Rupp 1942 9 4-3-2 120 99 Charles W. Bachman Richard Mangrum/Walter L. Pawlowski 1943 Football terminated (war restrictions) 1944 7 6-1-0 167 31 Charles W. Bachman Thomas B. Sullivan 1945 9 5-3-1 120 128 Charles W. Bachman Jacweir Breslin 1946 10 5-5-0 181 202 Charles W. Bachman Kenneth E. Balge/Robert B. McCurry 1947 9 7-2-0 167 101 Clarence L. Munn Robert B. McCurry 1948 10 6-2-2 359 130 Clarence L. Munn Robert B. McCurry 1949 9 6-3-0 309 107 Clarence L. Munn Harold L. Vogler 1950 9 8-1-0 243 107 Clarence L. Munn LeRoy R. Crane 1951 9 9-0-0 270 114 Clarence L. Munn Robert Carey 1952 9 9-0-0 312 84 Clarence L. Munn Donald McAuliffe 1953 10 9-1-0 240 110 Clarence L. Munn Donald Dohoney 1954 9 3-6-0 177 149 Hugh Duffy Daugherty LeRoy Bolden/Don Kauth 1955 10 9-1-0 253 83 Hugh Duffy Daugherty Carl Nystrom 1956 9 7-2-0 239 87 Hugh Duffy Daugherty John Matsko 1957 9 8-1-0 264 75 Hugh Duffy Daugherty Patrick Burke 1958 9 3-5-1 117 123 Hugh Duffy Daugherty Sam Williams 1959 9 5-4-0 149 118 Hugh Duffy Daugherty Donald Wright 1960 9 6-2-1 193 118 Hugh Duffy Daugherty Herb Adderley/ Fred Arbanas/Fred Boylen
Decade Record When MSU Scores 1896-1899 Home: 7-3-1 Away: 4-8-2 Neutral: 0-0-0
Less than 10: 0-8-1 10-20: 3-2-2 21-30: 5-1-0 31-40: 1-0-0 More than 40: 2-0
1900-1909 Home: 42-5-3 Away: 14-16-4 Neutral: 0-0-0 MSU Pts: 1,862 Opp. Pts: 609
Less than 10: 0-8-1 10-20: 3-2-2 21-30: 5-1-0 31-40: 1-0-0 More than 40: 2-0
1910-1919 Home: 39-12-1 Away: 8-12-1 Neutral: 0-0-0 MSU Pts: 1,609 Opp. Pts: 631
Less than 10: 4-22-2 10-20: 13-2-0 21-30: 9-0-0 31-40: 7-0-0 More than 40: 14-0-0
1920-1929 Home: 34-15-2 Away: 2-30-2 Neutral: 0-0-0 MSU Pts: 1,426 Opp. Pts: 1,194
Less than 10: 5-41-4 10-20: 9-4-0 21-30: 4-0-0 31-40: 6-0-0 More than 40: 12-0-0
1930-1939 Home: 39-5-4 Away: 20-14-4 Neutral: 0-1-0 MSU Pts: 1,590 Opp. Pts: 552
Less than 10: 8-15-7 10-20: 25-5-1 21-30: 12-0-0 31-40: 5-0-0 More than 40: 9-0-0
1940-1949 Home: 35-9-3 Away: 12-17-4 Neutral: 0-0-0 MSU Pts: 1,681 Opp. Pts: 951
Less than 10: 5-19-4 10-20: 14-6-2 21-30: 6-1-1 31-40: 8-0-0 More than 40: 14-0-0
1950-1959 Home: 43-6-1 Away: 25-15-0 Neutral: 2-0-0 MSU Pts: 2,264 Opp. Pts: 1,050
michigan state football
Less than 10: 2-12-0 10-20: 16-8-1 21-30: 21-1-0 31-40: 18-0-0 More than 40: 13-0-0