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1976 Michigan State Spartans football team

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1976 record
  
4–6–1 (3–5 Big Ten)

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Rich Baes, Tom Hannon

The 1976 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Darryl Rogers, the Spartans compiled a 4–6–1 overall record (3–5 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.

Seven Spartans were selected by either the Associated Press (AP) or the United Press International (UPI) for the 1976 All-Big Ten Conference football teams: tight end Mike Cobb (AP-1, UPI-1); defensive back Tom Hannon (AP-1, UPI-1); flanker Kirk Gibson (AP-2, UPI-2); center Al Pitts (AP-2, UPI-2); defensive tackle Larry Bethea (AP-2, UPI-2); offensive tackle Tony Bruggenthies (AP-2); and defensive end Otto Smith (UPI-2).

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1976 Michigan State Spartans football team Wikipedia


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