Schedule Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 17 NC State * No. 2 W 28–1055,418 [3] September 24 Penn State * No. 1 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry ) W 42–865,763 October 1 at Illinois No. 1 W 26–1057,747 October 8 Michigan No. 1 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry ) W 20–778,833 October 15 at Ohio State No. 1 W 11–884,282 October 22 No. 9 Purdue No. 2 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI W 41–2078,004 October 29 at Northwestern No. 2 W 22–044,304 November 5 Iowa No. 2 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI W 56–768,711 November 12 at Indiana No. 2 W 37–1930,096 November 19 No. 1 Notre Dame * No. 2 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry ) T 10–10 80,011 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel 1966 Michigan State Spartans football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 42 Dick Kenney Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Rankings
Game summaries
NC State
Penn State
At Illinois
Michigan Michigan at Michigan State 1 2 3 4 Total Wolverines 0 0 0 7 7 • No. 1 Spartans 7 0 0 13 20
Scoring summary Q1 MSU Raye 5 yard run (Kenney kick) MSU 7–0 Q4 MSU Apisa 7 yard run (kick failed) MSU 13–0 Q4 MSU Washington 25 yard pass from Raye (Kenney kick) MSU 20–0 Q4 MICH Detwiler 15 yard pass from Vidmer (Sygar kick) MSU 20–7
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At Ohio State Michigan State at Ohio State 1 2 3 4 Total • Spartans 0 0 3 8 11 Buckeyes 2 0 0 6 8
Date: October 15Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 84,282Game weather: Rain, wind SE 20-35, 69 °F (21 °C)Scoring summary Q1 8:09 OSU Safety, center pass through end zone OSU 2–0 Q3 6:02 MSU Kenny 27-yard field goal MSU 3–2 Q4 14:53 OSU Long 47-yard pass to Anders (kick failed) OSU 8–3 Q4 7:09 MSU Apisa 1-yard run (Kenney pass to Wedemeyer) MSU 11–8
Purdue Purdue at Michigan State 1 2 3 4 Total No. 9 Boilermakers 0 0 7 13 20 • No. 2 Spartans 7 14 14 6 41
Scoring summary Q1 MSU Lee 3 yard run (Kenney kick) MSU 7–0 Q2 MSU Raye 16 yard run (Kenney kick) MSU 14–0 Q2 MSU Apisa 6 yard pass from Raye (Kenney kick) MSU 21–0 Q3 MSU Apisa 2 yard run (Kenney kick) MSU 28–0 Q3 PUR Griese 6 yard run (Griese kick) MSU 28–7 Q3 MSU Apisa 10 yard run (Kenney kick) MSU 35–7 Q4 PUR Hurst 2 yard run (kick failed) MSU 35–13 Q4 MSU Cavender 2 yard run (pass failed) MSU 41–13 Q4 PUR Griese 2 yard run (Griese kick) MSU 41–20
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At Northwestern
Iowa
At Indiana
Notre Dame Notre Dame at Michigan State 1 2 3 4 Total No.1 Fighting Irish 0 7 0 3 10 No. 2 Spartans 0 10 0 0 10
Scoring summary 2 MSU Cavender 4-yard run (Kenney kick) MSU 7-0 2 MSU Kenney 47-yard field goal MSU 10-0 2 ND Gladieux 34-yard pass from O'Brien (Azzaro kick) MSU 10-7 4 ND Azzaro 28-yard field goal Tied 10-10
The 1966 Michigan State vs. Notre Dame football game ("The Game of the Century ") remains one of the greatest, and most controversial, games in college football history.[7] Michigan State 's Spartan Stadium on November 19, 1966. Michigan State entered the contest 9–0 and ranked #2, while Notre Dame entered the contest 8–0 and ranked #1. Notre Dame elected not to try to score on its final series, thus the game ended in a 10–10 tie with both schools receiving national champion selections.[8]
Team members in the NFL
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