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Sports films

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Scope Note: Use for football films, basketball films, etc.

Found in 182 Collections and/or Records:

MSC Basketball vs. Notre Dame, 1950-01-07

 Item — Reel 2008
Scope and Contents

Highlight footage of the January 1950 game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Michigan. MSC Head Coach - Alton "Al" Kircher; Notre Dame Head Coach - Edward "Moose" Krause. Spartans lost 65-76.

Dates: 1950-01-07
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Instructional and Public Television records / Audiovisual Materials / Film

MSC Football Games (highlights), 1950

 Item — Film reel 651
Scope and Contents

Highlights of games from the 1950 Michigan State College football season.

Dates: 1950
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Clarence L. Munn papers / (5) AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS / FILM

MSC Football Highlights, 1952

 Item — Reel UA-IH002613
Scope and Contents From the Record Group: The records of the Football Office consist of subject files from Hugh “Duffy” Daugherty time as head coach. Most of the records deal with various All-Star and regular season games. The All-Star game files consist of correspondence relating to the planning of the games, particularly to the involvement of Daugherty as a coach or to the selection of Michigan State University players. The regular season games are organized by the name of opponent. Materials include routine correspondence between...
Dates: 1952
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Football records / Audiovisual Materials / Film

MSC Football Preview Film, 1953

 Item — Film reel 29
Scope and Contents

Footage of the 1953 Michigan State College (MSC) Spartans in pre-season practice at Macklin Stadium. Head Coach Clarence "Biggie" Munn and his staff pose with the players, the team tries out some plays on the field, and the film ends with images of the season's schedule sign, the outside of the stadium, and the Spartan statue.

Dates: 1953
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Madison Kuhn collection / (20) Film

MSC Football Team Goes to Washington, D.C., 1930

 Item — Reel MSC Football Goes to Washington, D.C.
Scope and Contents The Michigan State College (MSC) football team of 1930 travels from East Lansing to Washington, D.C., to face Georgetown in the Spartans' first night game in their history. Team members are seen enjoying themselves in the windows of the Roosevelt Hotel, and witnessing a memorial wreath being laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The MSC Military Band and ROTC Band, under the direction of Leonard Falcone, accompanies the team to Washington and performs for President Herbert Hoover on the...
Dates: 1930
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Instructional and Public Television records / Audiovisual Materials / Film

MSC Football Training Film, circa 1950

 Item — Film reel 824
Scope and Contents

The Michigan State Spartans football team practices plays in Macklin Stadium with assistant coach Duffy Daugherty. Close-ups of some players, including quarterback Al Dorow, MVP back Sonny Grandelius, and All-American tackle Don Coleman, are also on the film.

Dates: circa 1950
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Football records / Audiovisual Materials / Film

MSC Football vs. Georgetown (likely), 1931-10-24

 Item — Film reel 1160
Scope and Contents

Likely footage of the October 1931 game against the Georgetown Hoyas at College Field in East Lansing, Michigan. MSC Head Coach - Jim Crowley; Georgetown Head Coach - Tommy Mills. Spartans won 6-0.

Dates: Event: 1931-10-24
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Football records / Audiovisual Materials / Film

MSC Football vs. Iowa, 1953-09-26

 Item — Reel UA-IH002577
Scope and Contents

Footage of the September 1953 game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. MSC Head Coach - Biggie Munn; Iowa Head Coach - Forest Evashevski. Spartans won 21-7.

This was Michigan State's inaugural game in the Big Ten Conference.

Dates: 1953-09-26
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Football records / Audiovisual Materials / Film

MSC Football vs. Kansas (1st half), 1936-11-14

 Item — Reel UA-F002431
Scope and Contents

First half footage of the November 1936 game against the Kansas Jayhawkers at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence Kansas. MSC Head Coach - Charlie Bachman; Kansas Head Coach - Adrian Lindsey. Spartans won 41-0.

Dates: 1936-11-14
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Instructional and Public Television records / Audiovisual Materials / Film

MSC Football vs. Kansas (2nd half), 1937-10-30

 Item — Film reel UA-F002432
Scope and Contents

Second half footage of the October 1937 game against the Kansas Jayhawks at Macklin Field in East Lansing, Michigan. MSC Head Coach - Charlie Bachman; Kansas Head Coach - Adrian Lindsey. Spartans won 16-0.

Dates: 1937-10-30
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Instructional and Public Television records / Audiovisual Materials / Film