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The 1955 Michigan State Spartans football team was an American football team that represented Michigan State University in the 1955 Big Ten Conference football season.In their third season playing in Big Ten Conference and their second season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 9–1 record (5–1 against Big Ten opponents),and outscored opponents by a total of 253 to 83.
On October 8, 1955, the Big Ten football teams participated in four conference games and two non-conference games. The two non-conference games resulted in wins, bringing the Big Ten's record against non-conference opponents to 9-5 up to that point in the season. Michigan State 38, Stanford 14. Ohio State 27, Illinois 12. Michigan 26, Army 2.
Patrick F. Burke (February 20, 1934 – February 2, 2011), sometimes known by the nicknames "Senator" and "One Round" (the latter due to his prowess in scoring first-round knockouts as a boxer), [1] [2] was an American football player, nightclub and restaurant owner, and operator of a betting service called Vegas One News.
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Hugh Duffy Daugherty (September 8, 1915 – September 25, 1987) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Michigan State University from 1954 to 1972, compiling a record of 109–69–5.
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Each year, the Michigan State Spartans football team hands out the "Biggie Munn Award" to the team's most motivational player. MSU's Munn Ice Arena , built in 1974, is named in his honor. Munn was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1959, and, in 1961, he became Michigan State's first inductee into the Michigan Sports ...
Notable quotes following Michigan State's upset win over No. 16 Illinois