In their seventh season under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled a 4–4–1 record and lost their annual rivalry game with Michigan by a 26 to 13 score.
The Wolverines' first points came on three-yard run around the right end by Paul Kromer, with blocking by Tom Harmon and Forest Evashevski, capping a 65-yard touchdown drive.
On the opening play of the second quarter, Harmon scored on a two-yard run, capping a drive that started at Michigan State's 33-yard line.
In the third quarter, Bill Batchelor of Michigan State intercepted a pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown.
In the fourth quarter, the Spartans scored again on a 71-yard pass play from Bill Kennedy to Wyman Davis.