EAST LANSING – After the fourth straight week of watching his secondary lead the way for his stingy Michigan State defense, coordinator Pat Narduzzi was asked if he likes what he sees back there.

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Shortly before the start of the 1965 season, Michigan State football coach Duffy Daugherty called out his defensive starters in a team meeting.

The Michigan State football team will have a new look as they take the field against arch-rival Michigan on Oct. 15 at Spartan Stadium.

COACH YEARS WIN/LOSS PCT Mark Dantonio 2007-Present 31-18-0 632% John L. Smith 2003-2006 22-26-0 458% Morris Watts 2002 1-2-0 333% Bobby Williams 1999-2002 15-17-0 469% Nick Saban 1995-1999 35-24-1 592% George Perles 1983-1994 68-67-4 504% Frank “Muddy” Waters 1980-1982 10-23-0 303% Daryl Rogers 1976-1979 24-18-2 568% Dennis Stolz 1973-1975 19-13-1 591% Hugh “Duffy” Daugherty 1954-1972 [...]

Saint Nick When Nick Saban arrived as the new coach of the MSU Spartans, there was unbridled enthusiasm. He was an ex-assistant under Perles and very highly regarded. Unfortunately, like George Perles, he struggled during his first four years at the helm going 6–5-1, 6–6, and 7–5 and 6-6. This was improvement considering MSU had [...]

Daryl Rogers and Joe Kearney: Misplaced Leaders President Wharton felt MSU needed a new direction and turned to a west coast individual named Joe Kearney as Athletic Director. Kearney promptly hired another west coast guy as head coach named Daryl Rogers. The team tied for the league championship in 1978 but was prohibited from going [...]

The Duffy Daughterty Era Duffy’s first season did not go well winning only 3 games and prompting tension between Biggie and Duffy. It reached the apex when Biggie began openly criticizing Duffy’s assistants at a staff meeting. Duffy told him to shut up and kicked out of the meeting. Their relationship was said to be [...]

The Seeds are Planted Michigan State University has fielded a football team since 1896. The team then did not have a coach in its first season and posted a 1-2-1 record. Henry Keep was the schools first coach and posted an 8-5-1 record over 2 seasons. The two coaches who followed also coached the team’s [...]

Blogger Bill Smith analyzes the MSU Spring Game for michiganstater.com The Michigan State football teams annual spring game was held Saturday, April 24th in Spartan Stadium under cool and wet conditions. The Green team led by starting quarterback Kirk Cousins defeated the White squad 17-10 in a defensive oriented game. Cousins looked sharp and went [...]