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The 1958 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1958 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 3–5–1 overall record (0–5–1 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[1][2]

Record3–5–1 (0–5–1 Big Ten)
Headcoach
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1958 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–5–1 (0–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPSam Williams
CaptainSam Williams
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
 1957
1959 
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1958 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Iowa $510811
No. 7 Wisconsin511711
No. 8 Ohio State412612
No. 13 Purdue312612
Indiana321531
Illinois430450
Northwestern340540
Michigan151261
Minnesota160180
Michigan State051351
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Two Spartans were selected as first-team players on the 1958 All-Big Ten Conference football team: end Sam Williams (AP-2, UPI-1) and guard Ellison Kelly (UPI-1). Halfback Dean Look was selected for the second team.[3][4] Williams was also selected as a consensus first-team player on the 1958 College Football All-America Team.[5]

The 1958 Spartans lost the annual Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry game by a 6 to 0 score and played to a 12 to 12 tie in the annual Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry game.[2] In non-conference play, the Spartans won all three games, defeating California (32–12), Pittsburgh (22–8), and Kansas State (26–7).[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27California*No. 4W 32–1252,639[6]
October 4No. 16 MichiganNo. 4
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
T 12–1276,434[7]
October 11No. 10 Pittsburgh*No. 9
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 22–856,793[8]
October 18at PurdueNo. 5L 6–1448,468[9]
October 25at IllinoisNo. 20L 0–1668,811[10]
November 1No. 8 Wisconsindagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 7–971,040[11]
November 8at IndianaL 0–618,000[12]
November 15at MinnesotaL 12–3953,647[13]
November 22Kansas State*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 26–739,032[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [15]
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