Creator: Unknown

Subjects: Athletics, Athletes, Football, Men's Teams

Description:

Footage of the October 1979 game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. MSU Head Coach - Darryl Rogers; Wisconsin Head Coach - Dave McClain. Spartans lost 29-38.

Despite an early MSU lead and a 98-yard kickoff return by running back Derek Hughes in the 3rd quarter, a series of turnovers contributed to the loss against the Badgers, and the Big Ten co-champion Spartans would fall to 2nd place in the division.

MSU - Smith 10 run (Andersen kick)
Wisc - FG Veith 22
MSU - Reeves 79 run (Andersen kick)
Wisc - FG Veith 22
Wisc - Richardson 3 run (Stracka pass from Parish)
Wisc - FG Veith 37
Wisc - Mohapp 1 run (Veith kick)
MSU - Hughes 98 kickoff return (Andersen kick)
Wisc - Green 29 run (Veith kick)
Wisc - Ahrens 55 interception return (Veith kick)
MSU - Byrd 4 pass from Clark (Byrd pass from Clark)

Attendance - 77,083

16mm | color | silent

Date: October 13, 1979

Format: Video/mp4

Original Format: Film - 16mm

Resource Identifier: A009944

Collection Number: UA 4.3.1 Football (Intercollegiate Athletics) records

Language: English

Rights Management: Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by Michigan State University and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Contributing Institution: University Archives & Historical Collections

Contributor: MSU Archives and Historical Collections

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