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The 1972 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1972 Big Ten Conference football season .. Michigan State University. Michigan State University. 1972 Big Ten Conference football season. 1972 Big Ten Conference football season. Big Ten Conference. Big Ten Conference. In their 19th season under head coach Duffy Daugherty , the Spartans compiled a 5 -- 5 -- 1 overall record -LRB- 5 -- 2 -- 1 against Big Ten opponents -RRB- and finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference .. Duffy Daugherty. Duffy Daugherty. Big Ten Conference. Big Ten Conference. Five Spartans were selected by either the Associated Press -LRB- AP -RRB- or the United Press International -LRB- UPI -RRB- as first-team players on the 1972 All-Big Ten Conference football team  : tight end Billy Joe Dupree -LRB- AP-2 , UPI-1 -RRB- ; offensive guard Joe DeLamielleure -LRB- AP-1 , UPI-1 -RRB- ; linebacker Gail Clark -LRB- AP-1 , UPI-1 -RRB- ; and defensive backs Bill Simpson -LRB- AP-1 , UPI-1 -RRB- and Brad Van Pelt -LRB- AP-1 , UPI-1 -RRB- .. Brad Van Pelt. Brad Van Pelt. Big Ten Conference. Big Ten Conference. Associated Press. Associated Press. United Press International. United Press International. 1972 All-Big Ten Conference football team. 1972 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Billy Joe Dupree. Billy Joe Dupree. Joe DeLamielleure. Joe DeLamielleure. Bill Simpson. Bill Simpson ( American football ). On November 3 , 1972 , Duffy Daugherty announced that he would resign as Michigan State 's head football coach at the end of the 1972 season .. Duffy Daugherty. Duffy Daugherty. In 19 years as the head coach , he compiled a 109 -- 69 -- 5 record and won two Big Ten championships .. Denny Stolz , who had been the Spartans ' defensive coordinator for two years , was hired in December 1972 to replace Daugherty .. Denny Stolz. Denny Stolz