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Michigan State Football Team History

Michigan State Spartans

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Founded: 1855
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Capacity: 75,005
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Nick Saban
Conference: Big 10-

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1885 <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024

1999 Season Highlights

Nick Saban enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.

1999 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Sep. 2	vs. Oregon	27	20	W
Sat., Sep. 11	vs. Eastern Michigan	51	7	W
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Notre Dame	23	13	W
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Illinois	27	10	W
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Iowa	49	3	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Michigan	34	31	W
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Purdue	28	52	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Wisconsin	10	40	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Ohio State	23	7	W
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Northwestern	34	0	W
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Penn State	35	28	W
Sat., Jan. 1	Florida	37	34	W	@ Orlando, FL	Capital One Bowl

1999 Season Totals
Record	10-2
Points Scored	378
Scoring Average	31.5
Points Allowed	245
Defense Average	20.4
Opponents Record	82-61
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	3-2

1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
7	10-2-0	AP
7	10-2-0	Coaches
7	10-2-0	USA Today/ESPN

1999 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	8-4	368	196	Lost 20-24	5-3	225	158	Glen Mason
Illinois	8-4	388	275	Won 63-21	4-4	205	205	Ron Turner
Indiana	4-7	291	386		3-5	205	291	Cam Cameron
Wisconsin	10-2	409	154	Won 17-9	7-1	281	108	Barry Alvarez
Michigan	10-2	361	247	Won 35-34	6-2	245	175	Lloyd Carr
Michigan State	10-2	378	245	Won 37-34	6-2	240	171	Nick Saban
Penn State	10-3	417	234	Won 24-0	5-3	235	163	Joe Paterno
Purdue	7-5	384	305	Lost 25-28	4-4	226	225	Joe Tiller
Ohio State	6-6	285	287		3-5	157	208	John Cooper
Northwestern	3-8	141	301		1-7	106	254	Randy Walker
Iowa	1-10	162	347		0-8	121	288	Kirk Ferentz

1999 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1999 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).