1930 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season

1930 Michigan State Spartans football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–1–2
Head coach|

* Jim Crowley (2nd season)

Captain| Harold E. Smead
Home stadium| College Field

Seasons

<- 1929

1931 ->

1930 Midwestern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 1 Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
Marquette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 1
Haskell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
Michigan State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 2
DePaul |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
Detroit |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 2
Kent State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1
Saint Louis |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 2
John Carroll |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 2
Loyola (IL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Michigan Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College as an independent during the 1930 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Crowley, the Spartans compiled a 5–1–2 record and played to a scoreless tie in their annual rivalry game with Michigan. In inter-sectional play, the team defeated Colgate (14–7) and North Dakota State (19–11) and lost to Georgetown (14–13).[1][2]

The 1930 Michigan State team played "iron man" football with few substitutions. Sophomore halfback Bob Monnett led the way, playing 440 minutes for the team, missing only 40 minutes from the team's eight games. Center Francis "Buddy" Meyers ranked second with 434 minutes played followed by quarterback Roger Grove (419 minutes), end Cecil Fogg (418 minutes), and tackles Ralph Brunette (414 minutes) and Don Ridler (411 minutes).[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 27| Alma|

* College Field
* East Lansing, MI

| W 28–0| | [4]
October 4| at Michigan|

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)

| T 0–0| 50,000| [5]
October 11| Cincinnati|

* College Field
* East Lansing, MI

| W 32–0| | [6]
October 18| Colgate|

* College Field
* East Lansing, MI

| W 14–7| 12,000| [7]
October 25| Case|

* College Field
* East Lansing, MI

| W 45–0| | [8]
October 31| at Georgetown|

* Griffith Stadium
* Washington, DC

| L 13–14| | [9]
November 8| North Dakota Agricultural|

* College Field
* East Lansing, MI

| W 19–11| 9,000| [10]
November 22| Detroit|

* College Field
* East Lansing, MI

| T 0–0| > 20,000| [11]

* Homecoming

## Game summaries

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### Michigan

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Spartans  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
Wolverines | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0

On October 4, 1930, the Spartans and Michigan Wolverines played to a scoreless tie in front of a crowd of 49,900 at Michigan Stadium.[12] The game marked the end of a losing streak for the Spartans against the Wolverines dating back to 1916.[12] Michigan had crossed the goal line near the end of the first half, but the play was called back on an offside penalty; the first half ended before Michigan could conclude the drive.[12] One of Michigan's key players, Bill Hewitt sustained an injured ankle while playing at left end of the game;[12] Hewitt did not play the rest of the season.[13] The Associated Press reported that Michigan's passing attack kept the ball in Michigan State's territory much of the time but the Wolverines "lacked the scoring punch."[14][15]

## References

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1. ^ "2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 142, 148. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
2. ^ "1930 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
3. ^ "Spartans Play Iron Man Act". The Port Huron Times Herald. December 22, 1930. p. 19 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Michigan State Wins Opening Game of Season By Defeating Alma Eleven, 28-0". Detroit Free Press. September 28, 1930. p. Sports 3 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ F.J. Carveth (October 5, 1930). "Michigan State Makes Gallant Stand and Holds Michigan To Scoreless Tie". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Spartans Win Handily Over Cincinnati 'U'". Detroit Free Press. October 12, 1930. p. 16 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Monnett's Long Run In Final Period Aids Michigan State To Beat Colgate". Detroit Free Press. October 19, 1930. p. 16 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Case Is Beaten Badly By State Grid Machine". Detroit Free Press. October 26, 1930. p. 18 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ George S. Alderton (November 1, 1930). "Georgetown Ekes Out 14 to 13 Win as State Rally in Last Half Falls Short". Lansing State Journal. p. 20 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Monnett Leads State To Victory Over Bisons". Detroit Free Press. November 9, 1930. p. Sports 2 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 23, 1930). "Titans Tie Spartans, 0 to 0: Detroit Outplayed by Spartans' Line". Detroit Free Press. p. 13 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ a b c d "Wolves Held To Scoreless Deadlock". Wisconsin State Journal (UP story). October 5, 1930.
13. ^ "1930 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
14. ^ "Wolves Lack Final Punch; Tie State, 0-0". Capital Times. October 5, 1930.
15. ^ "MICHIGAN ELEVENS BATTLE DEADLOCK: State Team Holds University Scoreless for First Time Since 1916". Charleston Daily Mail (UP story). October 5, 1930.

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Michigan State Spartans football

Venues|

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