1974 Michigan State Spartans football team

1974 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Big Ten
1974 record	7–3–1 (6–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Denny Stolz (2nd season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons

1974 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4/3 Ohio State §	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#3/5 Michigan §	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#12/18 Michigan State	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Wisconsin	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Iowa	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1974 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University during the 1974 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 14	Northwestern		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 41–7	49,103
September 21*	Syracuse		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 19–0	66,847
September 28*	at UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		L 14–56	44,026
October 5*	Notre Dame		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy)		L 14–19	77,431
October 12	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)		L 7–21	104,682
October 19	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL		T 21–21	55,677
October 26†	Purdue		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 31–7	63,321
November 2	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 28–21	78,848
November 9	#1 Ohio State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ABC	W 16–13	78,533
November 16	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)		W 19–10	25,492
November 23	Iowa		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 60–21	51,002
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Ohio State

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 3 0 3 7 13 • Michigan State 0 3 0 13 16 Date: November 9 Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI Game attendance: 78,533 Scoring summary 1 OSU Tom Klaban field goal OSU 3-0 2 0:03 MSU Hans Nielsen 39 yard field goal Tied 3-3 3 OSU Tom Klaban field goal OSU 6-3 4 OSU Champ Henson 1 yard run (Klaban kick) OSU 13-3 4 MSU Mike Jones 44 yard pass from Charlie Baggett (pass failed) OSU 13-9 4 3:17 MSU Levi Jackson 88 yard run (Nielsen kick) MSU 16-13