# 1930 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 1930 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College as an independent during the 1930 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Crowley, the Spartans compiled a 5–1–2 record and played to a scoreless tie in their annual rivalry game with Michigan. In inter-sectional play, the team defeated Colgate (14–7) and North Dakota State (19–11) and lost to Georgetown (14–13).
The 1930 Michigan State team played "iron man" football with few substitutions. Sophomore halfback Bob Monnett led the way, playing 440 minutes for the team, missing only 40 minutes from the team's eight games. Center Francis "Buddy" Meyers ranked second with 434 minutes played followed by quarterback Roger Grove (419 minutes), end Cecil Fogg (418 minutes), and tackles Ralph Brunette (414 minutes) and Don Ridler (411 minutes).

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 27 | Alma | College FieldEast Lansing, MI | W 28–0 | |
| October 4 | at Michigan | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (rivalry) | T 0–0 | 50,000 |
| October 11 | Cincinnati | College FieldEast Lansing, MI | W 32–0 | |
| October 18 | Colgate | College FieldEast Lansing, MI | W 14–7 | 12,000 |
| October 25 | Case | College FieldEast Lansing, MI | W 45–0 | |
| October 31 | at Georgetown | Griffith StadiumWashington, DC | L 13–14 | |
| November 8 | North Dakota Agricultural | College FieldEast Lansing, MI | W 19–11 | 9,000 |
| November 22 | Detroit | College FieldEast Lansing, MI | T 0–0 | > 20,000 |
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## Game summaries
### Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wolverines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
On October 4, 1930, the Spartans and Michigan Wolverines played to a scoreless tie in front of a crowd of 49,900 at Michigan Stadium. The game marked the end of a losing streak for the Spartans against the Wolverines dating back to 1916. Michigan had crossed the goal line near the end of the first half, but the play was called back on an offside penalty; the first half ended before Michigan could conclude the drive. One of Michigan's key players, Bill Hewitt sustained an injured ankle while playing at left end of the game; Hewitt did not play the rest of the season. The Associated Press reported that Michigan's passing attack kept the ball in Michigan State's territory much of the time but the Wolverines "lacked the scoring punch."

## Roster

The following individuals were awarded varsity letters:
* Gerald Breen, halfback, Holland, MI
* Ralph H. Brunette, tackle, Green Bay, WI
* Abe Eliowitz, fullback, Detroit
* Jacob B. "Jake" Fase, end, Grand Haven, MI
* Cecil C. Fogg, end, Jackson, MI
* Milton C. Gross, guard, Saline, MI
* Roger Grove, quarterback, Sturgis, MI
* George B. Handy, guard, Detroit
* Joseph Kowatch, fullback, Ionia, MI
* Francis H. "Buddy" Meiers, center, Muskegon, MI
* Bob Monnett, halfback, Bucyrus, OH
* Carl A. Nordberg, halfback, St. Joseph, MI
* Don Ridler, tackle, Detroit
* Harold E. Smead (captain), Sturgis, MI
* Claude R. Streb, guard, Birmingham, MI
* Myron L. Vandermeer, end, Grand Rapids, MI
Thomas L. Woodworth also received a letter for his service as the team's manager.