
Michigan State upset preserves record of unbeaten titles
Spartans of 1965 and 1966 remain last Big Ten team with with back-to-back unbeaten and untied titles
Photo: Michigan State's 1965 defensive unit (L-R, bottom row): Bob Viney, Don Bierwicz, Harold Lucas, Buddy Owens and Bubba Smith. (L-R, top row): Don Japinga, Charlie Thornhill, Jess Phillips, Ron Goovert, George Webster and Jim Summers.
Michigan State’s upset of Ohio State last week preserved more than a shot at this year’s Big Ten title and College Football Playoff.
The 1965-66 Spartans still alone hold the conference record of back-to-back unbeaten and untied Big Ten titles that they established a half-century ago. Ohio State was in position to match the 1965-66 Spartans prior to Saturday’s game. Ohio State was two Big Ten wins from adding an 8-0 record in 2015 to the 8-0 mark the Buckeyes posted in 2014 en route to their conference and national titles. But the Spartans stopped the streak with a 17-14 win in the rain at Ohio Stadium. ...