AHSFHS.org
Search Site
Michigan State Coaches
Michigan State Spartans
|
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI Founded: 1855 Stadium: Spartan Stadium Capacity: 75,005 Colors: Green & Gold Coach: Jonathan Smith Conference: Big 10- |
| No Coach |
| Season Total | Bowls | Conference | |||||||||
| Team | Season | W/L/T | PF | PA | Conference | Title | W/L/T | PF | PA | ||
| Troy | 1930 | 1-2 | 7 | 73 | Independent | ||||||
| Marshall | 1907 | 3-2-1 | 38 | 35 | Independent | ||||||
| Miami Ohio | 1905 | 4-3 | 138 | 76 | Independent | ||||||
| Nevada | 1905 | 0-3-1 | 0 | 42 | Independent | ||||||
| Mississippi | 1905 | 0-1 | 0 | 18 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic | ||||||
| Oklahoma State | 1905 | 1-3-2 | 21 | 29 | Independent | ||||||
| Oklahoma State | 1904 | 0-4-1 | 0 | 115 | Independent | ||||||
| Oklahoma State | 1903 | 0-2-2 | 6 | 16 | Independent | ||||||
| Georgia Tech | 1903 | 2-5 | 59 | 148 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic | ||||||
| Texas Christian | 1903 | 0-7 | 11 | 98 | Independent | ||||||
| Southern California | 1902 | 2-3 | 29 | 44 | Independent | ||||||
| Buffalo | 1902 | 3-3 | 41 | 96 | Independent | ||||||
| Buffalo | 1901 | 2-4-1 | 34 | 68 | Independent | ||||||
| Marshall | 1901 | 2-0-1 | 25 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Texas Christian | 1901 | 1-2-1 | 14 | 81 | Independent | ||||||
| Oklahoma State | 1901 | 2-3 | 39 | 29 | Independent | ||||||
| Akron | 1901 | 2-5 | 34 | 163 | |||||||
| Georgia Tech | 1900 | 0-4 | 6 | 107 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic | ||||||
| Marshall | 1900 | 1-0-2 | 20 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Buffalo | 1900 | 4-2 | 38 | 145 | Independent | ||||||
| Southern California | 1900 | 1-1-1 | 5 | 11 | Independent | ||||||
| Akron | 1900 | 2-3-1 | 55 | 66 | Independent | ||||||
| New Mexico | 1899 | 1-1 | 5 | 5 | Independent | ||||||
| Southern California | 1899 | 2-3-1 | 22 | 33 | Independent | ||||||
| Buffalo | 1899 | 1-1-2 | 10 | 17 | Independent | ||||||
| Miami Ohio | 1899 | 1-5 | 23 | 73 | Independent | ||||||
| Marshall | 1899 | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Texas Christian | 1899 | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Marshall | 1898 | 4-1 | 41 | 11 | Independent | ||||||
| Miami Ohio | 1898 | 0-2 | 6 | 33 | Independent | ||||||
| Buffalo | 1898 | 6-0 | 126 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Southern California | 1898 | 5-1-1 | 97 | 28 | Independent | ||||||
| Oregon State | 1898 | 1-2-1 | 36 | 78 | Independent | ||||||
| Connecticut | 1897 | 5-2 | 92 | 68 | Independent | ||||||
| Massachusetts | 1897 | NCAA 1-AA | 2-5-1 | 64 | 78 | Athletic League of New England | |||||
| Nevada | 1897 | 0-1 | 6 | 20 | Independent | ||||||
| Marshall | 1897 | 0-3 | 16 | 32 | Independent | ||||||
| Georgia Tech | 1897 | 0-1 | 0 | 28 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic | ||||||
| Tennessee | 1897 | 4-1 | 64 | 16 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic | ||||||
| Tennessee | 1896 | 4-0 | 50 | 10 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic | ||||||
| Georgia Tech | 1896 | 1-1-1 | 18 | 61 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic | ||||||
| Texas Christian | 1896 | 1-1-1 | 8 | 28 | Independent | ||||||
| Oklahoma | 1896 | 2-0 | 28 | 4 | Independent | ||||||
| Buffalo | 1896 | 7-0 | 144 | 12 | Independent | ||||||
| Southern California | 1896 | 0-3 | 0 | 74 | Independent | ||||||
| New Mexico State | 1896 | 0-2 | 0 | 16 | Independent | ||||||
| Michigan State | 1896 | 1-2-1 | 26 | 42 | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic | ||||||
| Massachusetts | 1896 | NCAA 1-AA | 0-4 | 12 | 39 | Independent | |||||
| Connecticut | 1896 | 5-3 | 64 | 56 | Independent | ||||||
| Massachusetts | 1895 | NCAA 1-AA | 1-5 | 20 | 120 | Independent | |||||
| New Mexico State | 1895 | 1-1 | 28 | 16 | Independent | ||||||
| Akron | 1895 | 3-2 | 42 | 62 | Independent | ||||||
| Southern California | 1895 | 0-1-1 | 4 | 14 | Independent | ||||||
| Buffalo | 1895 | 2-1-3 | 58 | 28 | Independent | ||||||
| Marshall | 1895 | 0-1-1 | 0 | 36 | Independent | ||||||
| Iowa | 1895 | 2-5 | 42 | 138 | Western Interstate University Football Association | ||||||
| South Carolina | 1895 | 2-1 | 34 | 20 | Independent | ||||||
| South Carolina | 1894 | 0-2 | 4 | 56 | Independent | ||||||
| Pittsburgh | 1894 | 1-1 | 6 | 44 | Independent | ||||||
| Duke | 1894 | 0-1 | 0 | 28 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1894 | 4-6 | 57 | 210 | Middle States Intercollegiate | # | |||||
| Buffalo | 1894 | 0-1-1 | 6 | 12 | Independent | ||||||
| Miami Ohio | 1894 | 1-2 | 24 | 34 | Independent | ||||||
| Southern California | 1894 | 1-0 | 12 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Ohio | 1894 | 0-1 | 0 | 8 | Independent | ||||||
| Colorado State | 1894 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | Colorado Football | ||||||
| Massachusetts | 1894 | NCAA 1-AA | 3-3 | 42 | 70 | Independent | |||||
| Massachusetts | 1893 | NCAA 1-AA | 1-9 | 64 | 236 | Independent | |||||
| Cincinnati | 1893 | 0-6 | 12 | 120 | Independent | ||||||
| Colorado | 1893 | 3-3 | 132 | 82 | Colorado Football Association | ||||||
| Colorado State | 1893 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | Colorado Football | ||||||
| New Mexico | 1893 | 3-1 | 32 | 16 | Independent | ||||||
| Indiana | 1893 | 1-4-1 | 54 | 184 | Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic | ||||||
| Southern California | 1893 | 3-1 | 56 | 50 | Independent | ||||||
| Miami Ohio | 1893 | 3-0 | 58 | 12 | Independent | ||||||
| Notre Dame | 1893 | 4-1 | 92 | 24 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1893 | 0-4 | 8 | 88 | Middle States Intercollegiate | ||||||
| Duke | 1893 | 3-1 | 88 | 40 | Independent | ||||||
| Texas | 1893 | 4-0 | 98 | 16 | Independent | ||||||
| North Carolina | 1893 | 3-4 | 152 | 66 | Independent | ||||||
| Syracuse | 1893 | 4-9-1 | 124 | 324 | Independent | ||||||
| Tennessee | 1893 | 2-4 | 44 | 256 | Independent | ||||||
| Tennessee | 1892 | 2-5 | 47 | 102 | Independent | ||||||
| South Carolina | 1892 | 0-1 | 0 | 44 | Independent | ||||||
| Virginia | 1892 | 3-2-1 | 110 | 84 | Independent | ||||||
| North Carolina | 1892 | 5-1 | 196 | 30 | Independent | ||||||
| Duke | 1892 | 1-3 | 38 | 108 | Independent | ||||||
| Pittsburgh | 1892 | 4-2 | 38 | 46 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1892 | 3-5-1 | 108 | 160 | Independent | ||||||
| Notre Dame | 1892 | 1-0-1 | 66 | 10 | Independent | ||||||
| Northwestern | 1892 | 6-4-2 | 140 | 112 | Independent | ||||||
| Miami Ohio | 1892 | 2-2 | 42 | 24 | Independent | ||||||
| Southern California | 1892 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Indiana | 1892 | 0-4 | 30 | 115 | Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic | ||||||
| Minnesota | 1892 | 5-0 | 122 | 56 | Independent | ||||||
| New Mexico | 1892 | 0-2 | 0 | 13 | Independent | ||||||
| Utah State | 1892 | 1-0 | 12 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Colorado State | 1892 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Colorado | 1892 | 2-2 | 108 | 58 | Independent | ||||||
| Cincinnati | 1892 | 1-2 | 20 | 52 | Independent | ||||||
| Massachusetts | 1892 | NCAA 1-AA | 4-6-2 | 179 | 202 | Independent | |||||
| Massachusetts | 1891 | NCAA 1-AA | 2-5 | 56 | 142 | Independent | |||||
| Cincinnati | 1891 | 4-2-1 | 129 | 46 | Independent | ||||||
| Navy | 1891 | 5-2 | 121 | 62 | Independent | ||||||
| Colorado | 1891 | 1-4 | 30 | 106 | Independent | ||||||
| Akron | 1891 | 1-3 | 22 | 96 | Independent | ||||||
| Southern California | 1891 | 1-2 | 48 | 26 | Independent | ||||||
| Stanford | 1891 | 3-1 | 52 | 26 | Independent | ||||||
| California | 1891 | 0-1 | 0 | 36 | Independent | ||||||
| Miami Ohio | 1891 | 1-1 | 38 | 104 | Independent | ||||||
| Northwestern | 1891 | 2-2-3 | 42 | 72 | Independent | ||||||
| Iowa | 1891 | 3-2 | 112 | 68 | Independent | ||||||
| Penn State | 1891 | 5-2 | 172 | 46 | Independent | # | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 1891 | 2-5 | 74 | 98 | Independent | ||||||
| Duke | 1891 | 3-0 | 122 | 4 | Independent | ||||||
| Virginia | 1891 | 2-1-2 | 68 | 42 | Independent | ||||||
| Tennessee | 1891 | 0-1 | 0 | 24 | Independent | ||||||
| Virginia | 1890 | 5-2 | 226 | 207 | Independent | ||||||
| Duke | 1890 | 0-1 | 4 | 10 | Independent | ||||||
| Pittsburgh | 1890 | 1-2 | 10 | 74 | Independent | ||||||
| Penn State | 1890 | 2-2 | 91 | 30 | Independent | ||||||
| Michigan | 1890 | 4-1 | 149 | 26 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1890 | 5-5-1 | 222 | 147 | Independent | ||||||
| Iowa | 1890 | 1-2 | 107 | 36 | Independent | ||||||
| Northwestern | 1890 | 4-1-1 | 78 | 46 | Independent | ||||||
| California | 1890 | 4-0 | 45 | 4 | Independent | ||||||
| Washington | 1890 | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Colorado State | 1890 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Colorado | 1890 | 0-4 | 4 | 217 | Independent | ||||||
| Navy | 1890 | 5-1-1 | 205 | 40 | Independent | ||||||
| Cincinnati | 1890 | 2-1-1 | 22 | 20 | Independent | ||||||
| Massachusetts | 1890 | NCAA 1-AA | 1-4 | 40 | 124 | Independent | |||||
| Massachusetts | 1889 | NCAA 1-AA | 2-0 | 30 | 14 | Independent | |||||
| Cincinnati | 1889 | 1-1 | 12 | 34 | Independent | ||||||
| Navy | 1889 | 4-1-1 | 112 | 42 | Independent | ||||||
| Washington | 1889 | 0-1 | 0 | 20 | Independent | ||||||
| Southern California | 1889 | 2-0 | 66 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Northwestern | 1889 | 2-2 | 40 | 38 | Independent | ||||||
| Iowa | 1889 | 0-1 | 0 | 24 | Independent | ||||||
| Notre Dame | 1889 | 1-0 | 9 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Miami Ohio | 1889 | 4-0 | 100 | 4 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1889 | 1-4 | 22 | 92 | Independent | ||||||
| Penn State | 1889 | 2-2 | 32 | 138 | Independent | ||||||
| Michigan | 1889 | 1-2 | 33 | 90 | Independent | ||||||
| North Carolina | 1889 | 1-1 | 9 | 18 | Independent | ||||||
| Virginia | 1889 | 4-2 | 204 | 50 | Independent | ||||||
| Syracuse | 1889 | 0-1 | 0 | 36 | Independent | ||||||
| Virginia | 1888 | 2-1 | 36 | 26 | Independent | ||||||
| Penn State | 1888 | 0-2-1 | 7 | 52 | Independent | ||||||
| Michigan | 1888 | 2-1 | 94 | 36 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1888 | 1-6-1 | 36 | 327 | Independent | ||||||
| Miami Ohio | 1888 | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Notre Dame | 1888 | 1-0 | 20 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Northwestern | 1888 | 2-1 | 32 | 30 | Independent | ||||||
| Navy | 1888 | 1-4 | 35 | 73 | Independent | ||||||
| Cincinnati | 1888 | 1-0-1 | 8 | 6 | Independent | ||||||
| California | 1888 | 6-1 | 104 | 10 | Independent | ||||||
| Massachusetts | 1888 | NCAA 1-AA | 2-4 | 48 | 172 | Independent | |||||
| Massachusetts | 1887 | NCAA 1-AA | 2-3 | 47 | 62 | Independent | |||||
| Cincinnati | 1887 | 1-0 | 8 | 4 | Independent | ||||||
| Navy | 1887 | 3-1 | 41 | 22 | Independent | ||||||
| Notre Dame | 1887 | 0-3 | 10 | 44 | Independent | ||||||
| California | 1887 | 4-0 | 66 | 12 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1887 | 2-6 | 47 | 187 | Independent | ||||||
| Penn State | 1887 | 2-0 | 78 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Michigan | 1887 | 5-0 | 102 | 10 | Independent | ||||||
| Michigan | 1886 | 2-0 | 74 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1886 | 1-3 | 70 | 119 | Independent | ||||||
| Northwestern | 1886 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Navy | 1886 | 3-3 | 33 | 64 | Independent | ||||||
| Cincinnati | 1886 | 2-0 | 26 | 12 | Independent | ||||||
| Massachusetts | 1886 | NCAA 1-AA | 2-1 | 18 | 26 | Independent | |||||
| Massachusetts | 1885 | NCAA 1-AA | 3-2-1 | 58 | 100 | Independent | |||||
| Cincinnati | 1885 | 1-0-1 | 26 | 6 | Independent | ||||||
| Navy | 1885 | 1-2 | 54 | 32 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1885 | 0-1 | 5 | 10 | Independent | ||||||
| Michigan | 1885 | 3-0 | 82 | 2 | Independent | ||||||
| Michigan | 1884 | 2-0 | 36 | 10 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1884 | 3-4 | 137 | 170 | Independent | ||||||
| California | 1884 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Navy | 1884 | 1-0 | 9 | 6 | Independent | ||||||
| Massachusetts | 1884 | NCAA 1-AA | 1-2 | 8 | 14 | Independent | |||||
| Massachusetts | 1883 | NCAA 1-AA | 1-1 | 9 | 21 | Independent | |||||
| Navy | 1883 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | Independent | ||||||
| California | 1883 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1883 | 1-6 | 54 | 255 | Independent | ||||||
| Michigan | 1883 | 1-4 | 47 | 91 | Independent | ||||||
| Michigan | 1882 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1882 | 6-4 | 21 | 22 | Independent | ||||||
| California | 1882 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Minnesota | 1882 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | Independent | ||||||
| Northwestern | 1882 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Massachusetts | 1882 | NCAA 1-AA | 0-2 | 1 | 10 | Independent | |||||
| Massachusetts | 1881 | NCAA 1-AA | 2-2-1 | 6 | 6 | Independent | |||||
| Rutgers | 1881 | 2-4-1 | 12 | 7 | Independent | ||||||
| Michigan | 1881 | 0-3 | 0 | 4 | Independent | ||||||
| Michigan | 1880 | 1-0 | 13 | 6 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1880 | 2-2 | 6 | 12 | Independent | ||||||
| Massachusetts | 1880 | NCAA 1-AA | 0-1-1 | 1 | 2 | Independent | |||||
| Massachusetts | 1879 | NCAA 1-AA | 1-0 | 4 | 0 | Independent | |||||
| Navy | 1879 | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1879 | 1-2-3 | 5 | 11 | Independent | ||||||
| Michigan | 1879 | 1-0-1 | 1 | 0 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1878 | 1-2-1 | 6 | 6 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1877 | 1-1-1 | 1 | 4 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1876 | 1-0 | 3 | 2 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1875 | 1-1-1 | 8 | 5 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1874 | 2-2 | 13 | 11 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1873 | 1-2 | 9 | 11 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1872 | 1-1-1 | 8 | 9 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1870 | 1-1 | 8 | 9 | Independent | ||||||
| Rutgers | 1869 | 1-1 | 6 | 12 | Independent | ||||||
| Season | Bowls | Conference | |||||||||
| Record | Points | Record | Points | Record | Points | ||||||
| Totals | 212 Years | 368-404-70 | 8884 | 10690 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Some records may be incomplete. |
Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.
