<page_title> 1956 Michigan State Spartans football team </page_title> <section_title> Schedule </section_title> <table> <cell> September 29 <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> <cell> at No. 12 Stanford* <col_header> Opponent </col_header> </cell> <cell> No. 3 <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> Stanford StadiumStanford, CA <col_header> Site </col_header> </cell> <cell> W 21–7 <col_header> Result </col_header> </cell> <cell> 55,000 <col_header> Attendance </col_header> </cell> </table>
On September 29, 1956, Michigan State (ranked No. 3) defeated Stanford (ranked No. 12), 21–7, before a crowd of 55,000 at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.