1944 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season

1944 Michigan State Spartans football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6-1
Head coach|

* Charlie Bachman (8th season)

MVP| Jack Breslin
Captain| Thomas B. Sullivan
Home stadium| Macklin Field

Seasons

<- 1942

1945 ->

1944 Midwestern college football independents records

* v
* t
* e

| Conf. |  |  | Overall

|
|
|
|

Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Miami (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Michigan State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 9 Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Central Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
Wichita |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Bowling Green |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Western Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Wayne |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
Ohio Wesleyan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 1
Marquette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College as an independent in the 1944 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled a 6–1 record. The 1944 Spartans lost only to Missouri by a 13 to 7 score. The team did not play its annual rivalry game with Michigan.[1][2]

## Schedule

[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

|
|
|
|
|

September 30| Scranton|

* Macklin Field
* East Lansing, MI

| W 40–12| 7,164| [3]
October 7| at Kentucky|

* McLean Stadium
* Lexington, KY

| W 2–0| 10,000| [4]
October 14| Kansas State|

* Macklin Field
* East Lansing, MI

| W 45–6| 7,000| [5]
October 20| at Maryland|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| W 8–0| 500| [6]
October 27| at Wayne|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| W 32–0| 10,500| [7]
November 4| at Missouri|

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO

| L 7–13| 5,000| [8]
November 11| Maryland|

* Macklin Field
* East Lansing, MI

| W 33–0| 8,160| [9]

* Homecoming

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 153. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
2. ^ "1944 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
3. ^ Bob Latshaw (October 1, 1944). "State Wins First, 40-12". Detroit Free Press. pp. 2–1, 2–4 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Bob Latshaw (October 8, 1944). "Spartans Score Safety to Squeeze Out a 2-0 Victory Over Kentucky". Detroit Free Press. p. 2-1, 2-3 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Bob Latshaw (October 15, 1944). "MSC Scoops Up Kansas State Fumbles, Romps to 45-6 Victory". Detroit Free Press. p. 12 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Michigan State Turns Breslin Loose in the Mud for 8-0 Victory". Detroit Free Press. October 21, 1944. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Bob Latshaw (October 28, 1944). "Wayne Balloon Busted: Spartans Wallop Tartars, 32-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Bob Latshaw (November 4, 1944). "Missouri Rally Halts Spartan Bowl March with 13-to-7 Triumph". Detroit Free Press. pp. 2–1, 2–2 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Charles P. Ward (November 12, 1944). "Spartans Have Merry Time With Maryland". Detroit Free Press. p. 11 - via Newspapers.com.

* v
* t
* e

Michigan State Spartans football

Venues|

* Old College Field (1902–1922)
* Spartan Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Indiana
* Michigan
* Notre Dame
* Penn State

Culture & lore|

* Sparty
* "Victory for MSU"
* Marching band
* Zeke the Wonder Dog
* 1966 "Game of the Century"
* 2001 Michigan game
* 2006 Northwestern game
* Trouble With the Snap

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

National championship seasons in bold

This college football 1944 season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

This article about a sports team in Michigan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Conf.]: Conference record
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[T]: Ties
*[No.]: Number