1975 Michigan State Spartans football team

1975 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Big Ten
1975 record	7–4 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Denny Stolz
Captain	Charles Baggett
Captain	Gregory Schaum
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons

1975 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4/4 Ohio State †	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#8/8 Michigan	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	2
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1975 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University during the 1975 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	#3 Ohio State	#11	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 0–21	80,383
September 20*	#19 Miami (OH)		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	W 14–13	61,444
September 27*	North Carolina State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	W 37–15	59,111
October 4*	at #8 Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Megaphone Trophy)	W 10–3	59,075
October 11	#8 Michigan	#15	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	L 6–16	79,776
October 18	at Minnesota	#17	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 38–15	39,202
October 25†	Illinois	#16	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 19–21	66,223
November 1	at Purdue		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 10–20	57,104
November 8	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)	W 14–6	31,930
November 15	Northwestern		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	W 47–14	54,432
November 22	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	W 27–23	42,300
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Notre Dame

Michigan State at #8 Notre Dame

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan State 0 0 3 7 10 Notre Dame 0 0 0 3 3 Date: October 4 Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN Game attendance: 59,075 Scoring summary 3 MSU Nielsen 37 yard field goal MSU 3-0 4 ND Reeve 35 yard field goal Tied 3-3 4 3:50 MSU Levi Jackson 4 yard run (Nielsen kick) MSU 10-3