Creator: Unknown

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

Description:

Footage of the October 1979 game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. MSU Head Coach - Darryl Rogers; Purdue Head Coach - Jim Young. Spartans lost 29-38.

The Spartans finished the game with a school record low in rushing yards: -5. However, quarterback Mark Herrmann became the all-time Big Ten leader in career completions (427) in this game, and punter Ray Stachowicz set a Spartan record for the longest punt in Big Ten play (73 yards).

Purd - W. Smith 42 interception return (Seibel kick)
Purd - J. Smith 10 run (Seibel kick)
MSU - S. Smith 1 run (Andersen kick)

Attendance - 79,561

16mm | color | silent

Date: October 20, 1979

Format: Video/mp4

Original Format: Film - 16mm

Resource Identifier: A009945

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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