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Michigan State

B10 · 1974 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
7–3–1
0.682 Win %
Conference
3rd
6–1 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
102
1918–2026
All-Time Record
618–421–30
0.592 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1955
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 12 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Michigan State head-to-head · History & Eras

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB103–8W 41–7
5Week 5 · Sep 24Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 19–0
6Week 6 · Oct 1UCLAH2HPAC6–3–2L 14–56
7Week 7 · Oct 8Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 14–19
8Week 8 · Oct 15Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–1L 7–21
9Week 9 · Oct 22Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB106–4–1T 21–21
10Week 10 · Oct 29Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB104–6–1W 31–7
11Week 11 · Nov 5Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB107–4W 28–21
12Week 12 · Nov 12Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1010–2W 16–13
13Week 13 · Nov 19Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB101–10W 19–10
14Week 14 · Nov 26Iowa (IOWA)H2HB103–8W 60–21

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.951
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+24
-6+30
  • Ohio State +10
  • Wisconsin +7
  • Purdue +4
  • Northwestern +3
  • Iowa +3
  • Syracuse +2
  • Indiana +1
  • Illinois 0
  • Michigan -1
  • Notre Dame -2
  • UCLA -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #22Better than 85%
Win % Place 27thBetter than 81%

0.682 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#26Regular Season Final#26Post-Season W1#25Post-Season W2#24Post-Season W3#22Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+34
+19
-42
-5
-14
0
+24
+7
+3
+9
+39

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#701969#781970#441971#501972#701973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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