Conference Independent Head coach Biggie Munn | 1947 record 7–2 Captain Robert B. McCurry | |
The 1947 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College in the 1947 college football season. In their first season under head coach Biggie Munn, the Spartans compiled a 7–2 record.
The 1947 Spartans lost their annual rivalry game with the undefeated 1947 Michigan team by a 55 to 0 score. The Spartans' only other setback was a narrow 7 to 6 loss to Kentucky. In intersectional play, the Spartans beat Mississippi State (7-0), Washington State (21-7), Santa Clara (28-0), Temple (14-6), and Hawaii (58-19). The Hawaii game was played in Honolulu on November 29, 1947, with Bud Crane scoring four touchdowns for the Spartans.
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