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
2015 Season Highlights
Mark Dantonio enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
The Spartans won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
The Spartans won the Big 10 Conference East Championship.
2015 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 4 @
Western Michigan
37
24
W
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Oregon
31
28
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Air Force
35
21
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Central Michigan
30
10
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Purdue
24
21
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Rutgers
31
24
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Michigan
27
23
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Indiana
52
26
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Nebraska
38
39
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Maryland
24
7
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Ohio State
17
14
W
Sat., Nov. 28 vs.
Penn State
55
16
W
Sat., Dec. 5
Iowa
16
13
W
@ Indianapolis, IN
Thu., Dec. 31
Alabama
0
38
L
@ Arlington, TX
Cotton Bowl
2015 Season Totals
Record 12-2
Points Scored 417
Scoring Average 29.8
Points Allowed 304
Defense Average 21.7
Opponents Record 109-75
Conference Record 8-1
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 4-1
2015 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
6 (12-2)
AP
6 (12-2)
Coaches
3 (12-1)
CFP
2015 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2015 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.