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1971 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results

Record: 6-5 (50th of 128) (Schedule & Results)

Conference: Big Ten

Conference Record: 5-3

Coach: Duffy Daugherty (6-5)

Points For: 225

Points/G: 20.5 (57th of 128)

Points Against: 169

Opp Pts/G: 15.4 (35th of 128)

SRS: 9.88 (25th of 128)

SOS: 6.60 (27th of 128)

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
Pre	9/13	9/20	9/27	10/4	10/11	10/18	10/25	11/1	11/8	11/15	11/22	11/29	12/6	Final
	18									19

11 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	Streak
1	Sep 11, 1971	Sat	Michigan State		Illinois	Big Ten	W	10	0	1	0	W 1
2	Sep 18, 1971	Sat	(18) Michigan State	@	Georgia Tech	Ind	L	0	10	1	1	L 1
3	Sep 25, 1971	Sat	Michigan State		Oregon State	Pac-8	W	31	14	2	1	W 1
4	Oct 2, 1971	Sat	Michigan State	@	(4) Notre Dame	Ind	L	2	14	2	2	L 1
5	Oct 9, 1971	Sat	Michigan State		(2) Michigan	Big Ten	L	13	24	2	3	L 2
6	Oct 16, 1971	Sat	Michigan State	@	Wisconsin	Big Ten	L	28	31	2	4	L 3
7	Oct 23, 1971	Sat	Michigan State		Iowa	Big Ten	W	34	3	3	4	W 1
8	Oct 30, 1971	Sat	Michigan State	@	Purdue	Big Ten	W	43	10	4	4	W 2
9	Nov 6, 1971	Sat	Michigan State	@	(9) Ohio State	Big Ten	W	17	10	5	4	W 3
10	Nov 13, 1971	Sat	Michigan State		Minnesota	Big Ten	W	40	25	6	4	W 4
11	Nov 20, 1971	Sat	(19) Michigan State	@	Northwestern	Big Ten	L	7	28	6	5	L 1