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1968 Michigan State Spartans football team

1968 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–5 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPAl Brenner
CaptainAl Brenner
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 7 0 0 10 0 0
No. 12 Michigan 6 1 0 8 2 0
No. 10 Purdue 5 2 0 8 2 0
Minnesota 5 2 0 6 4 0
Indiana 4 3 0 6 4 0
Iowa 4 3 0 5 5 0
Michigan State 2 5 0 5 5 0
Illinois 1 6 0 1 9 0
Northwestern 1 6 0 1 9 0
Wisconsin 0 7 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1968 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 15th season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 5–5 overall record (2–5 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.[1][2]

Three Spartans were selected for the 1968 All-Big Ten Conference football teams. Defensive back Al Brenner was selected as a first-team player by both the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). Tackle Charles Bailey received first-team honors from the AP, and linebacker Rich Saul received second-team honors from both the AP and UPI.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Michigan State Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 Michigan State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. p. 146. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "Podolak, Meskimen Make All-Big 10: 4 Ohio State, 6 Michigan Men Picked". Cedar Rapids Gazette. November 26, 1968.
  4. ^ "Big Ten All-Conference Team". Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Michigan. November 30, 1968. p. 13.

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