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Michigan State

B10 · 1975 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–4 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

1975 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 16Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1011–1L 0–21
5Week 5 · Sep 23Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC11–1W 14–13
6Week 6 · Sep 30NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC7–4–1W 37–15
7Week 7 · Oct 7Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI8–3W 10–3
8Week 8 · Oct 14Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB108–2–2L 6–16
9Week 9 · Oct 21Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB106–5W 38–15
10Week 10 · Oct 28Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB105–6L 19–21
11Week 11 · Nov 4Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB104–7L 10–20
12Week 12 · Nov 11Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB102–8–1W 14–6
13Week 13 · Nov 18Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB103–8W 47–14
14Week 14 · Nov 25Iowa (IOWA)H2HB103–8W 27–23

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
2.120
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+24
-16+40
  • Miami (OH) +11
  • Notre Dame +8
  • NC State +7
  • Minnesota +6
  • Northwestern +3
  • Iowa +3
  • Indiana +2
  • Ohio State -1
  • Michigan -2
  • Illinois -6
  • Purdue -7

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 #31Better than 78%
Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.636 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#32W15#32Regular Season Final#32Post-Season W2#32Post-Season W3#31Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-21
+1
+22
+7
-10
+23
-2
-10
+8
+33
+4

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

Final Rank by Season
#781970#441971#501972#701973#221974

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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