| Team Timeline |
| First Team: 1885 |
| 1994 - Michigan State later forfeited all wins due to academic scandal. | | 1999 - After Nick Saban resigned, the Spartans were coached by interim head coach Bobby Williams during the bowl game. | | 2002 - Bobby Williams was replaced after the Michigan game by interim head coach Morris Watts. | | 2010 - Dantonio suffered a heart attack for which he was hospitalized. While he recovered, offensive coordinator Don Treadwell stepped in as acting head coach, leading the Spartans against Northern Colorado and Wisconsin. |
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| Championships |
| National Championships |
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1952, 1965, 1966
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| Conference Championships |
1903, 1905, 1953, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1987
1990, 2013, 2015
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| Division Championships |
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2011, 2013, 2015
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| Team Records |
| Overall Record | 734-494-45 |
| Winning Pct. | 60% |
| Vacated Wins | 0 |
| Forfeit Games | 5 |
| Adjusted Record | 734-494-45 |
| Winning Pct. | 60% |
| National Championships | 3 |
| Conference Titles | 0 |
| Division Titles | 0 |
| Conference Record | 301-250-9 |
| All American Players | |
| NFL Players (#2) | |
| Home Record | 484-201-20 |
| Away Record | 234-276-25 |
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| By The Numbers |
| Seasons | 129 |
| Winning Seasons (#1) |
86 |
| Losing Seasons (#1) | 40 |
| Most Wins in A Season | 13 (2013) |
| Most Loses in A Season | 11 (1994) |
| 10 Win Seasons | 9 |
| Most Points Scored in a Game | 109 (10/30/1920) |
| Most Points Scored in a Season | 559 (2014) |
| Most Points Allowed in a Game | 119 (10/8/1902) |
| Most Points Allowed in a Season | 398 (2002) |
| Largest Margin of Victory | 109 (10/30/1920) |
| Largest Margin of Defeat | 119 (10/8/1902) |
| Most Points Both Teams in a Game | 119 (10/8/1902) |
| Last Shutout | 9/14/2024 |
| Last Time Shutout | 11/24/2023 |
| Shutouts All-Time | 210 |
| Been Shutout All-Time | 117 |
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| Streaks |
| Longest Win | 28 (10/14/1950-10/17/1953) |
| Longest Losing |
15 (11/27/1993-9/9/1995) |
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| Bowl Records |
| Overall Record | 14-16-0
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| Rose | 4-1-0 |
| Cotton | 1-1-0 |
| Orange | 0-1-0 |
| Fiesta | 0-0-0 |
| Sugar | 0-0-0 |
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| By the Decade |
| 2020-29 | 27-29 |
| 2010-19 | 92-40 |
| 2000-09 | 60-62 |
| 1990-99 | 57-58
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| 1980-89 | 56-56-3
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| 1970-79 | 58-47-4
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| 1960-69 | 59-34-3
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| 1950-59 | 70-21-1
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| 1940-49 | 47-26-7
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| 1930-39 | 58-20-9
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| 1920-29 | 36-45-4
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| 2024 Season |
| Fri., Aug. 30 | vs.
Florida Atlantic
| 16-10 W | | Sat., Sep. 7 | @
Maryland
| 27-24 W | | Sat., Sep. 14 | vs.
Prairie View A&M
| 40-0 W | | Sat., Sep. 21 | @
Boston College
| 16-21 L | | Sat., Sep. 28 | vs.
Ohio State
| 7-38 L | | Fri., Oct. 4 | @
Oregon
| 10-31 L | | Sat., Oct. 12 | OPEN | | | Sat., Oct. 19 | vs.
Iowa
| 32-20 W | | Sat., Oct. 26 | @
Michigan
| 17-24 L | | Sat., Nov. 2 | vs.
Indiana
| 10-47 L | | Sat., Nov. 9 | OPEN | | | Sat., Nov. 16 | @
Illinois
| 16-38 L | | Fri., Nov. 22 | vs.
Purdue
| 24-17 W | | Sat., Nov. 30 | vs.
Rutgers
| 14-41 L |
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| 2024 Season Totals |
| Record | 5-7
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| Scoring | 229-311 |
| Conference Record | 3-6 |
| Home Record | 4-3
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| Away Record | 1-4
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| Longest Running Rivalry |
| Michigan State & Michigan have played 117 games. |
| Michigan State has won 38 games. |
| Michigan has won 74 games. |
| with 5 tie games. |
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| Record when scoring..... (since 2000) |
| Scoring | Record |
| less than 10 | 0-32 |
| 10 or more | 179-99 |
| 20 or more |
158-50 |
| 30 or more | 109-20 |
| 40 or more | 55-3 |
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| Record when allowing..... (since 2000) |
| Points Allowed | Record |
| less than 10 | 36-2 |
| 10 or more | 143-129 |
| 20 or more | 73-115 |
| 30 or more | 17-81 |
| 40 or more | 2-39 |
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