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: Mel Tucker Conference: Big 10-East
2021 Season Highlights
Mel Tucker enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
2021 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 3 @
Northwestern
38
21
W
Sat., Sep. 11 vs. Youngstown State
42
14
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Miami
38
17
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Nebraska
23
20
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Western Kentucky
48
31
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Rutgers
31
13
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Indiana
20
15
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Michigan
37
33
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Purdue
29
40
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Maryland
40
21
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Ohio State
7
56
L
Sat., Nov. 27 vs.
Penn State
30
27
W
Thu., Dec. 30
Pittsburgh
31
21
W
@ Atlanta GA
Peach Bowl
2021 Season Totals
Record 11-2
Points Scored 414
Scoring Average 31.8
Points Allowed 329
Defense Average 25.3
Opponents Record 86-69
Conference Record 7-2
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 4-2
2021 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
9 (11-2)
AP
8 (11-2)
Coaches
10 (10-2)
CFP
2021 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2021 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.