1966 Michigan State Spartans football team

1966 Michigan State Spartans football

National champion
Big Ten champion

Conference

Big Ten Conference

Ranking

Coaches

No. 2

1966 record

9–0–1 (7–0 Big Ten)

Head coach

Duffy Daugherty

Home stadium

Spartan Stadium (c. 76,000 natural grass)

Seasons

« 1965

1967 »

1966 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Michigan State $	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	1
#7 Purdue	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Michigan	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Ohio State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Indiana	1	–	5	–	1	1	–	8	–	1
Iowa	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	0	0	0	7	7
• Michigan St	7	0	0	13	20

Date: October 8
Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
Game attendance: 78,833

Scoring summary

Q1	MSU	Raye 5 yard run (Kenney kick)	MSU 7–0

Q4	MSU	Apisa 7 yard run (kick failed)	MSU 13–0

Q4	MSU	Washington 25 yard pass from Raye (Kenney kick)	MSU 20–0

Q4	MICH	Detwiler 15 yard pass from Vidmer (Sygar kick)	MSU 20–7

Scoring summary

Q1	MSU	Raye 5 yard run (Kenney kick)	MSU 7–0

Q4	MSU	Apisa 7 yard run (kick failed)	MSU 13–0

Q4	MSU	Washington 25 yard pass from Raye (Kenney kick)	MSU 20–0

Q4	MICH	Detwiler 15 yard pass from Vidmer (Sygar kick)	MSU 20–7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	0	7	13	20
• Michigan St	7	14	14	6	41

Date: October 22
Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
Game attendance: 70,014

Scoring summary

Q1	MSU	Lee 3 yard run (Kenney kick)	MSU 7–0

Q2	MSU	Raye 16 yard run (Kenney kick)	MSU 14–0

Q2	MSU	Apisa 6 yard pass from Raye (Kenney kick)	MSU 21–0

Q3	MSU	Apisa 2 yard run (Kenney kick)	MSU 28–0

Q3	PUR	Griese 6 yard run (Griese kick)	MSU 28–7

Q3	MSU	Apisa 10 yard run (Kenney kick)	MSU 35–7

Q4	PUR	Hurst 2 yard run (kick failed)	MSU 35–13

Q4	MSU	Cavender 2 yard run (pass failed)	MSU 41–13

Q4	PUR	Griese 2 yard run (Griese kick)	MSU 41–20

Scoring summary

Q1	MSU	Lee 3 yard run (Kenney kick)	MSU 7–0

Q2	MSU	Raye 16 yard run (Kenney kick)	MSU 14–0

Q2	MSU	Apisa 6 yard pass from Raye (Kenney kick)	MSU 21–0

Q3	MSU	Apisa 2 yard run (Kenney kick)	MSU 28–0

Q3	PUR	Griese 6 yard run (Griese kick)	MSU 28–7

Q3	MSU	Apisa 10 yard run (Kenney kick)	MSU 35–7

Q4	PUR	Hurst 2 yard run (kick failed)	MSU 35–13

Q4	MSU	Cavender 2 yard run (pass failed)	MSU 41–13

Q4	PUR	Griese 2 yard run (Griese kick)	MSU 41–20

The 1966 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1966 college football season.

The 1966 Michigan State Spartans football vs. Notre Dame football game ("The Game of the Century") remains one of the greatest, and most controversial, games in college football history. The game was played in Michigan State's Spartan Stadium on November 19, 1966. Michigan State entered the contest 9–0 and ranked #2, while Notre Dame entered the contest 8–0 and ranked #1. Notre Dame elected not to try to score on its final series, thus the game ended in a 10–10 tie with both schools receiving national champion selections. Notre Dame claimed the AP and Coaches selections and earned a consensus title with a majority of selectors, while Michigan State was selected as the Football Research poll national champion and the Helms Foundation co–champion.

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