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: Mark Dantonio Conference: Big 10-Legends
2011 Season Highlights
Mark Dantonio enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
The Spartans won the Big 10 Conference Legends Championship.
2011 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 2 vs. Youngstown State
28
6
W
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Florida Atlantic
44
0
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Notre Dame
13
31
L
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Central Michigan
45
7
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Ohio State
10
7
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Michigan
28
14
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Wisconsin
37
31
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Nebraska
3
24
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Minnesota
31
24
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Iowa
37
21
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Indiana
55
3
W
Sat., Nov. 26 @
Northwestern
31
17
W
Sat., Dec. 3
Wisconsin
39
42
L
Mon., Jan. 2
Georgia
33
30
W
@ Tampa, FL
Outback Bowl
2011 Season Totals
Record 11-3
Points Scored 434
Scoring Average 31.0
Points Allowed 257
Defense Average 18.4
Opponents Record 87-81
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 3-2
2011 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
11 (11-3)
AP
10 (11-3)
Coaches
2011 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2011 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
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.