1926 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season

1926 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4–1
Head coach	Ralph H. Young (4th season)
Captain	Martin F. Rummel
Home stadium	College Field
Seasons← 1925 1927 →

1926 Midwestern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Haskell		–		12	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Notre Dame		–		9	–	1	–	0
Western State Normal (MI)		–		7	–	1	–	0
Michigan State Normal		–		6	–	1	–	0
Muncie Normal		–		5	–	1	–	1
Northern Illinois State		–		5	–	1	–	1
Marquette		–		6	–	3	–	0
Lombard		–		5	–	3	–	0
Loyola (IL)		–		4	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan		–		3	–	4	–	1
Michigan State		–		3	–	4	–	1
Detroit		–		3	–	6	–	1
Butler		–		3	–	6	–	0
Saint Louis		–		3	–	6	–	0
John Carroll		–		2	–	5	–	1
Kent State		–		2	–	6	–	0
Valparaiso		–		1	–	4	–	1
Michigan Mines		–		0	–	2	–	1

Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Ralph H. Young, the Spartans compiled a 3–4–1 record and were outscored by their opponents 171 to 97.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	Adrian	College Field East Lansing, MI	W 16–0
October 2	Kalamazoo	College Field East Lansing, MI	W 9–0
October 9	at Michigan	Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 3–55	33,000
October 16	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 14–24
October 23	Lake Forest	College Field East Lansing, MI	T 0–0
October 30	at Colgate	Whitnall Field Hamilton, NY	L 6–38	5,000
November 6	Centre	College Field East Lansing, MI	W 42–14
November 20	Haskell	College Field East Lansing, MI	L 7–40
Homecoming

Game summaries

Michigan

On October 9, 1926, Michigan State lost to Michigan by a 55–3 score.

References

"2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 142, 148. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
"1926 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
"Colgate Tramples Over Michigan State in Game Played on Muddy Field, 38-6". Detroit Free Press. October 31, 1926. p. 23 – via Newspapers,com.
"Haskell Indians Show Flashy Attack and Smother Michigan State, 40-7". Detroit Free Press. November 21, 1926. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
"Michigan Wins, 55-3". Chicago Tribune. October 10, 1926.
"Michigan Gallops to Victory, 55 to 3: Michigan State Unable to Cope With Fast Running and Passing Game". The New York Times. October 10, 1926.

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
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