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1973 Michigan State Spartans football
1973 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Denny Stolz (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Andy MacDonald (1st season)
MVP	Ray Nester
Captain	Michael Holt, John Shinsky
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Ohio State +	7	–	0	–	1	10	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Michigan +	7	–	0	–	1	10	–	0	–	1
Minnesota	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Indiana	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Iowa	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Spartans compiled a 5–6 overall record (4–4 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference.^[1]^[2]

Defensive Bill Simpson was the only Spartan to be selected by either the Associated Press (AP) or the United Press International (UPI) as a first-team player on the 1973 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Simpson received first-team honors from the UPI and second-team honors from the AP. Other Spartans received second-team honors, including defensive tackle John Shinsky, linebackers Ray Nester and Terence McClowry, and defensive back Mark Niesen.^[3]^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 10–14	27,305
September 22	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 14–8	21,821
September 29	No. 17 UCLA*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 21–34	60,850
October 6	at No. 8 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 10–14	59,075
October 13	No. 5 Michigan	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	L 0–31	78,263	^[5]
October 20	Illinois	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 3–6	63,303
October 27	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 10–7	55,291
November 3	Wisconsin	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 21–0	54,010
November 10	at No. 1 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–35	87,600
November 17	Indiana	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	W 10–9	50,116
November 24	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 15–6	31,119
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1973 Michigan State Spartans football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Charlie Baggett	So
TE		Mike Cobb	Fr
WR	`21`	Dane Fortney	So
RB		Mike Holt
QB		Tyrone Willingham

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Denny Stolz

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Mike Rasmussen
(Graduate assistant)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Season summary

At Ohio State

Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan St	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio St	7	14	7	7	35

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: November 10
Game time: 1:30 p.m.
Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C)
Game attendance: 87,600
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

OSU – Bruce Elia 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 3:24. Ohio St 7–0. Drive:

Second quarter

OSU – Bruce Elia 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 9:26. Ohio St 14–0. Drive:
OSU – Neal Colzie 43-yard punt return (Blair Conway kick), 2:08. Ohio St 21–0.

Third quarter

OSU – Bruce Elia 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 8:57. Ohio St 28–0. Drive:

Fourth quarter

OSU – Pete Johnson 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 13:53. Ohio St 35–0. Drive:

Top passers

MSU – Tyrone Willingham – 1/2, 6 yards
OSU – Cornelius Greene – 3/6, 31 yards, INT

Top rushers

MSU – Mike Holt – 13 rushes, 52 yards
OSU – Archie Griffin – 21 rushes, 131 yards

Top receivers

MSU – Mike Cobb – 1 reception, 6 yards
OSU – Elmer Lippert – 1 reception, 20 yards

References

^ "Michigan State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". 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.
^ "1973 AP All Big Ten Football Team". Piqua Daily Call. November 27, 1973. p. 11.
^ "Bucks, Wolves Dominate: Buckeyes Place 10 On All-Big Ten Team". The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio). November 28, 1973. p. 11B.
^ Charlie Vincent (October 14, 1973). "No Contest! M 31, MSU 0: No. 4 Wolverines Frolic in the Rain". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E, 4E. Retrieved June 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

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[CFDW-1] "Michigan State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.

[2] "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.

[3] "1973 AP All Big Ten Football Team". Piqua Daily Call. November 27, 1973. p. 11.

[4] "Bucks, Wolves Dominate: Buckeyes Place 10 On All-Big Ten Team". The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio). November 28, 1973. p. 11B.

[5] Charlie Vincent (October 14, 1973). "No Contest! M 31, MSU 0: No. 4 Wolverines Frolic in the Rain". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E, 4E. Retrieved June 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

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