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1969 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State + 6 1 0 8 1 0
No. 9 Michigan + 6 1 0 8 3 0
No. 18 Purdue 5 2 0 8 2 0
Minnesota 4 3 0 4 5 1
Iowa 3 4 0 5 5 0
Indiana 3 4 0 4 6 0
Northwestern 3 4 0 3 7 0
Wisconsin 3 4 0 3 7 0
Michigan State 2 5 0 4 6 0
Illinois 0 7 0 0 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University during the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled andoverall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing ninth in the Big Ten.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Washington*No. 12W 27–1163,022[1]
September 27SMU*No. 13
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 23–1572,189[2]
October 4at Notre Dame*No. 14L 28–4259,075[3]
October 11at No. 1 Ohio StateNo. 19L 21–5486,641[4]
October 18No. 13 Michigan
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
W 23–1279,368[5][6][7]
October 25at IowaL 18–1956,471[8]
November 1Indianadagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
L 0–1677,533[9]
November 8at No. 10 PurdueL 13–4167,397[10]
November 15Minnesota
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 10–1460,011[11]
November 22at NorthwesternW 39–725,606[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ “Spartan power slashes Huskies”. The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 21, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ “Spartans triumph, 23–15”. Chicago Tribune. September 28, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ “Wild Irish might rocks and shocks MSU, 42–28”. The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ “Buckeyes’ Kern dazzles Spartans before 86,641”. The Fresno Bee. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ ‘Just Played Poorly’ — Bo”. Detroit Free Press. October 19, 1969. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Jack Saylor (October 19, 1969). “It’s MSU, 23-12! Win over U-M Revives Rose Bowl Hopes”. Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Andy Barbas (October 19, 1969). “State romps to 23-12 victory”. The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 11 – via Bentley Historical Library.
  8. ^ “1:25 to go: Cilek passes Iowa to 19–18 triumph”. Chicago Tribune. October 26, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ “Hoosiers end MSU’s bowl hopes, 16–0”. Detroit Free Press. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ “Phipps, Brown lead 41–13 rout of MSU”. The Saginaw News. November 9, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ “Gophers hold; Spartans’ bid intercepted”. The Kalamazoo Gazette. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ “Spartans rout Wildcats”. The Bay City Times. November 23, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ “Schedule/Results (1969 Michigan State)”. NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 22, 2025.