1944 Michigan State Spartans football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1944

| team = Michigan State Spartans

| sport = football

| image = 1944 Michigan State Spartans football team.png

| image_size = 285

| conference = Independent

| record = 6-1

| head_coach = Charlie Bachman

| hc_year = 8th

| mvp = Jack Breslin

| captain = Thomas B. Sullivan

| stadium = Macklin Field

| prev_year = 1942

}}

The 1944 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College as an independent in the 1944 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled a 6–1 record. The 1944 Spartans lost only to Missouri by a 13 to 7 score. The team did not play its annual rivalry game with Michigan.{{cite news|title=2016 Football Media Guide|publisher=Michigan State University|pages=146, 153|access-date=June 16, 2017|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/msu-media-guide-history-145-19.pdf|archive-date=January 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117203046/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/msu-media-guide-history-145-19.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=1944 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=June 16, 2017|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/michigan-state/1944-schedule.html}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| attend = y

| source = y

|September 30||{{cfb link|year=1944|team=Scranton Tomcats|title=Scranton}}|Macklin Field|East Lansing, MI|W 40-12|7,164|{{cite news|title=State Wins First, 40-12|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Bob Latshaw|date=October 1, 1944|pages=2-1, 2-4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20718908/state_wins_first_4012/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 7|at|Kentucky|McLean Stadium|Lexington, KY|W 2-0|10,000|{{cite news|title=Spartans Score Safety to Squeeze Out a 2-0 Victory Over Kentucky|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 8, 1944|page=2-1, 2-3|author=Bob Latshaw|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20718736/spartans_score_safety_to_squeeze_out_a/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 14||Kansas State|Macklin Field|East Lansing, MI|W 45-6|7,000|{{cite news|title=MSC Scoops Up Kansas State Fumbles, Romps to 45-6 Victory|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Bob Latshaw|date=October 15, 1944|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20718805/msc_scoops_up_kansas_state_fumbles/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 20|at|Maryland|Byrd Stadium|College Park, MD|W 8-0|500|{{cite news|title=Michigan State Turns Breslin Loose in the Mud for 8-0 Victory|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 21, 1944|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20718951/michigan_state_turns_breslin_loose_in/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 27|at|Wayne|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|W 32-0|10,500|{{cite news|title=Wayne Balloon Busted: Spartans Wallop Tartars, 32-0|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 28, 1944|page=10|author=Bob Latshaw|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20718858/wayne_balloon_busted_spartans_wallop/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 4|at|Missouri|Memorial Stadium|Columbia, MO|L 7-13|5,000|{{cite news|title=Missouri Rally Halts Spartan Bowl March with 13-to-7 Triumph|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 4, 1944|author=Bob Latshaw|pages=2-1, 2-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20719004/missouri_rally_halts_spartan_bowl_march/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 11||Maryland|Macklin Field|East Lansing, MI|W 33-0|8,160|{{cite news|title=Spartans Have Merry Time With Maryland|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 12, 1944|page=11|author=Charles P. Ward|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20718667/spartans_have_merry_time_with_maryland/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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