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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: Jonathan Smith
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Michigan State 
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.
 
Championships
National Championships
1952, 1965, 1966
Conference Championships
  1903, 1905, 1953, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1987
1990, 2013, 2015
Division Championships
  2011, 2013, 2015
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 733-493-45
 Winning Pct. 60%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 5
 Adjusted Record 733-493-45
 Winning Pct. 60%
 National Championships 3
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 300-247-9
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 483-200-20
 Away Record 234-276-25
 
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
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 28 (10/14/1950-10/17/1953)
 Longest Losing  15 (11/27/1993-9/9/1995)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 14-16-0
 Rose 4-1-0
 Cotton 1-1-0
 Orange 0-1-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  26-28
 2010-19  92-40
 2000-09  60-62
 1990-99 57-58
 1980-89 56-56-3
 1970-79 58-47-4
 1960-69 59-34-3
 1950-59 70-21-1
 1940-49 47-26-7
 1930-39 58-20-9
 1920-29 36-45-4
Next Game
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Purdue in a Conference Game
Last Time: Michigan State lost 29-40 in 2021.
All-Time:
 Michigan State vs. Purdue 36-29-3 55.4% 
 
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
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Purdue  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Rutgers  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Scoring191-253
  Conference Record2-3
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-4
 
2024 Big 10  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Indiana 10-05-0
Oregon 11-04-0
Washington 6-54-1
Michigan 5-53-1
Penn State 9-13-1
Southern California 5-53-2
Maryland 5-52-2
Michigan State 4-62-3
Minnesota 6-42-1
Rutgers 6-42-2
Nebraska 5-51-2
UCLA 4-61-3
Wisconsin 5-51-2
Illinois 7-3
Iowa 6-40-1
Northwestern 3-70-5
Ohio State 9-1
Purdue 1-90-4
 
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.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-32
 10 or more 178-98
 20 or more  157-50
 30 or more 109-20
 40 or more 55-3
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 36-2
 10 or more 142-128
 20 or more 73-114
 30 or more 17-80
 40 or more 2-38
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

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.