1975 Michigan State Spartans football team

Date: October 4
Location: Notre Dame Stadium , South Bend, IN
Game attendance: 59,075

1975 Michigan State Spartans football
1975 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–4 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Denny Stolz (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Andy MacDonald (3rd season)
MVP	Levi Jackson
Captains	Charlie Baggett; Gregory Schaum;
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
	Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Ohio State $	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Michigan	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	2
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	1	–	6	–	1	2	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University during the 1975 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by Denny Stolz in his third and final season as head coach, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–4, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big Ten.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	No. 3 Ohio State	No. 11	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 0–21	80,383
September 20	No. 19 Miami (OH)*		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 14–13	61,444
September 27	NC State*		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 37–15	59,111	^[1]
October 4	at No. 8 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 10–3	59,075
October 11	No. 8 Michigan	No. 15	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	L 6–16	79,776	^[2]^[3]
October 18	at Minnesota	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 38–15	39,202
October 25	Illinois	No. 16	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 19–21	66,223
November 1	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 10–20	57,104
November 8	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	W 14–6	31,930
November 15	Northwestern		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 47–14	54,432
November 22	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 27–23	42,300
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game