1967 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 1967 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1967 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 14th season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 3–7 overall record (3–4 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.^[1][2]

1967 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–7 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Duffy Daugherty (14th season)
MVP	Dwight Lee
Captain	Anthony Conti, Drake Garrett
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons ← 1966 1968 →

1967 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Indiana +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Minnesota +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Purdue +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Illinois	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Michigan	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Iowa	0	–	6	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
Wisconsin	0	–	6	–	1			0	–	9	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Two Spartans were selected for the 1967 All-Big Ten Conference football teams. End George Chatlos received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and second-team honors from the United Press International (UPI). Tackle Joe Przbyycki received second-team honors from both the AP and UPI.^[3][4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Houston*	No. 3	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 7–37	75,833
September 30	No. 2 USC*		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 17–21	75,287
October 7	Wisconsin		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 35–7	68,516
October 14	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	W 34–0	103,210	[5]
October 21	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 0–21	56,554
October 28	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 12–24	59,075
November 4	Ohio State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 7–21	76,235
November 11	No. 6 Indiana		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	L 13–14	71,023
November 18	at No. 3 Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 7–21	61,364
November 25	Northwestern		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 41–27	45,022
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1967 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 45 Robert Apisa Sr RB 34 Dwight Lee Sr QB 16 James Raye Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 61 Charles Bailey Jr DB 30 Clifton Hardy Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Duffy Daugherty Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Michigan State Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
2. "2015 Michigan State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. p. 145. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
3. "1967 AP All-Big Ten". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (AP story). November 28, 1967. p. 26.
4. "Big Ten Coaches Name Bess to All Star Team". The Pantagraph. November 30, 1967. p. 19.
5. Jack Berry (October 15, 1967). "Spartans Crush Michigan, 34-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.