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-East
2016 Season Highlights
Mark Dantonio enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
2016 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 2 vs. Furman
28
13
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Notre Dame
36
28
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Wisconsin
6
30
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Indiana
21
24
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Brigham Young
14
31
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Northwestern
40
54
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Maryland
17
28
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Michigan
23
32
L
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Illinois
27
31
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Rutgers
49
0
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Ohio State
16
17
L
Sat., Nov. 26 @
Penn State
12
45
L
2016 Season Totals
Record 3-9
Points Scored 289
Scoring Average 24.1
Points Allowed 333
Defense Average 27.8
Opponents Record 80-62
Conference Record 1-8
Home Record 2-5
Away Record 1-4
2016 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2016 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2016 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.