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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1885  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Nick Saban enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Purdue  52   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Nebraska  14   55   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Louisville  20   30   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Eastern Michigan  47   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Iowa  30   37   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Illinois  42   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Minnesota  27   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Wisconsin  30   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Michigan  29   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Indiana  38   15   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Penn State  29   32   L       
 Tue., Dec. 31   Stanford  0   38   L    @ El Paso, TX   Sun Bowl
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record6-6
  Points Scored358
  Scoring Average29.8
  Points Allowed302
  Defense Average25.2
  Opponents Record74-67
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record1-4
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1996 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 4-7236340 1-7145281  Jim Wacker
Indiana 3-8242291 1-7181268  Bill Mallory
Illinois 2-9190372 1-7149269  Lou Tepper
Ohio State 11-1455131Won  20-177-126491  John Cooper
Northwestern 9-3336278Lost  28-487-1215182  Gary Barnett
Penn State 11-2400203Won  38-156-2224174  Joe Paterno
Iowa 9-3339243Won  27-06-2233183  Hayden Fry
Michigan 8-4277184Lost  14-175-3185131  Lloyd Carr
Michigan State 6-6358302Lost  0-385-3277179  Nick Saban
Wisconsin 8-5377243Won  38-103-5190203  Barry Alvarez
Purdue 3-8194324 2-6146248  Jim Colletto

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 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.