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Michigan State Yearly Summary

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-

	Overall			Bowls	Conference
	W/L/T	PF	PA		Title	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
2024	4-6	191	253			2-3	86	160	Jonathan Smith
2023	4-8	191	340			2-7	108	278	Mel Tucker/Harlon Barnett
2022	5-7	293	329			3-6	178	277	Mel Tucker
2021	11-2	414	329	Won Peach Bowl 31-21		7-2	255	246	Mel Tucker
2020	2-5	126	246			2-5	126	246	Mel Tucker
2019	7-6	291	293	Won Pinstripe Bowl 27-21		4-5	178	238	Mark Dantonio
2018	7-6	243	223	Lost Redbox Bowl 6-7		5-4	155	149	Mark Dantonio
2017	10-3	319	260	Won Holiday Bowl 42-17		7-2	196	181	Mark Dantonio
2016	3-9	289	333			1-8	211	261	Mark Dantonio
2015	12-2	417	304	Lost Cotton Bowl 0-38	#	8-1	284	183	Mark Dantonio
2014	11-2	559	280	Won Cotton Bowl 42-41		7-1	316	158	Mark Dantonio
2013	13-1	411	185	Won Rose Bowl 24-20	#	9-0	272	112	Mark Dantonio
2012	7-6	260	212	Won Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl 17-16		3-5	159	149	Mark Dantonio
2011	11-3	434	257	Won Outback Bowl 33-30		7-1	232	141	Mark Dantonio
2010	11-2	383	290	Lost Capital One Bowl 7-49		7-1	229	172	Mark Dantonio
2009	6-7	386	342	Lost Alamo Bowl Bowl 31-41		4-4	205	222	Mark Dantonio
2008	9-4	326	287	Lost Capital One Bowl 12-24		6-2	201	208	Mark Dantonio
2007	7-6	430	346	Lost Champs Sports Bowl 21-24		3-5	278	260	Mark Dantonio
2006	4-8	302	341			1-7	148	241	John L. Smith
2005	5-6	372	316			2-6	237	247	John L. Smith
2004	5-7	353	336			4-4	253	228	John L. Smith
2003	8-5	363	293	Lost Alamo Bowl 3-17		5-3	249	191	John L. Smith
2002	4-8	316	398			2-6	194	314	Bobby Williams
2001	7-5	374	311	Won Silicon Valley Bowl 44-35		3-5	223	238	Bobby Williams
2000	5-6	197	233			2-6	123	178	Bobby Williams
1999	10-2	378	245	Won Capital One Bowl 37-34		6-2	240	171	Nick Saban
1998	6-6	336	294			4-4	223	193	Nick Saban
1997	7-5	342	237	Lost Aloha Classic Bowl 23-51		4-4	203	148	Nick Saban
1996	6-6	358	302	Lost Sun Bowl 0-38		5-3	277	179	Nick Saban
1995	6-5-1	287	338	Lost Independence Bowl 26-45		4-3-1	196	215	Nick Saban
1994	0-11	280	267			0-8	205	219	George J. Perles
1993	6-6	277	289	Lost Liberty Bowl 7-18		4-4	177	187	George J. Perles
1992	5-6	238	261			5-3	187	171	George J. Perles
1991	3-8	162	272			3-5	142	189	George J. Perles
1990	8-3-1	312	223	Won Sun Bowl 17-16	#	6-2	219	154	George J. Perles
1989	8-4	356	163	Won Aloha Classic Bowl 33-13		6-2	241	103	George J. Perles
1988	6-5-1	269	177	Lost Gator Bowl 27-34		6-1-1	219	76	George J. Perles
1987	9-2-1	261	153	Won Rose Bowl 20-17	#	7-0-1	203	61	George J. Perles
1986	6-5	285	197			4-4	203	152	George J. Perles
1985	7-5	258	219	Lost All-American Bowl 14-17		5-3	215	169	George J. Perles
1984	6-6	193	203	Lost Cherry Bowl 6-10		5-4	143	148	George J. Perles
1983	4-6-1	162	233			2-6-1	111	193	George J. Perles
1982	2-9	202	242			2-7	177	206	Frank Muddy Waters
1981	5-6	263	249			4-5	246	222	Frank Muddy Waters
1980	3-8	221	279			2-6	160	211	Frank Muddy Waters
1979	5-6	240	253			3-5	172	188	Darryl D. Rogers
1978	8-3	411	170		#	7-1	328	90	Darryl D. Rogers
1977	7-3-1	260	162			6-1-1	199	107	Darryl D. Rogers
1976	4-6-1	236	278			3-5	178	213	Darryl D. Rogers
1975	7-4	222	167			4-4	161	136	Dennis E. Denny Stolz
1974	7-3-1	270	196			6-1-1	223	121	Dennis E. Denny Stolz
1973	5-6	114	164			4-4	69	108	Dennis E. Denny Stolz
1972	5-5-1	158	156			5-2-1	136	68	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
1971	6-5	225	169			5-3	192	131	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
1970	4-6	190	215			3-4	146	130	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
1969	4-6	202	231			2-5	124	163	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
1968	5-5	202	151			2-5	139	114	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
1967	3-7	173	193			3-4	137	111	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
1966	9-0-1	293	99		#	7-0	213	71	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
1965	10-1	263	76	Lost Rose Bowl 12-14	#	7-0	203	56	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
1964	4-5	136	141			3-3	97	79	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
1963	6-2-1	148	63			4-1-1	95	43	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
1962	5-4	189	96			3-3	107	67	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
1961	7-2	192	50			5-2	144	40	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
1960	6-2-1	193	118			4-2	122	96	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
1959	5-4	149	118			4-2	110	91	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
1958	3-5-1	117	123			0-5-1	37	96	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
1957	8-1	264	75			5-1	184	60	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
1956	7-2	239	87			4-2	133	49	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
1955	9-1	253	83	Won Rose Bowl 17-14		5-1	144	48	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
1954	3-6	177	149			1-5	64	113	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
1953	9-1	240	110	Won Rose Bowl 28-20	#	5-1	131	50	Clarence L. Biggie Munn
1952	9-0	312	84						Clarence L. Biggie Munn
1951	9-0	270	114						Clarence L. Biggie Munn
1950	8-1	243	107						Clarence L. Biggie Munn
1949	6-3	309	107						Clarence L. Biggie Munn
1948	6-2-2	359	130						Clarence L. Biggie Munn
1947	7-2	167	101						Clarence L. Biggie Munn
1946	5-5	181	202						Charles W. Bachman
1945	5-3-1	120	128						Charles W. Bachman
1944	6-1	167	31						Charles W. Bachman
1942	4-3-2	120	99						Charles W. Bachman
1941	5-3-1	150	77						Charles W. Bachman
1940	3-4-1	108	76						Charles W. Bachman
1939	4-4-1	102	92						Charles W. Bachman
1938	6-3	133	59						Charles W. Bachman
1937	8-2	117	42	Lost Orange Bowl 0-6					Charles W. Bachman
1936	6-1-2	143	40						Charles W. Bachman
1935	6-2	207	57						Charles W. Bachman
1934	8-1	153	56						Charles W. Bachman
1933	4-2-2	73	49						Charles W. Bachman
1932	7-1	220	64						James H. Jim Crowley
1931	4-3-2	191	61						James H. Jim Crowley
1930	5-1-2	151	32						James H. Jim Crowley
1929	5-3	244	104						James H. Jim Crowley
1928	3-4-1	53	66						Harry G. Kipke
1927	4-5	111	128						Ralph H. Young
1926	3-4-1	97	171						Ralph H. Young
1925	3-5	105	106						Ralph H. Young
1924	5-3	210	48						Ralph H. Young
1923	3-5	57	144						Ralph H. Young
1922	3-5-2	111	135						Albert M. Barron
1921	3-5	68	126						Albert M. Barron
1920	4-6	270	166						George M. Potsy Clark
1919	4-4-1	132	99						Chester L. Brewer
1918	4-3	134	68						George E. Gauthier
1917	0-9	23	179						Chester L. Brewer
1916	4-2-1	126	26						Frank A. Sommers
1915	5-1	259	38						John F. Macklin
1914	5-2	197	57						John F. Macklin
1913	7-0	180	28						John F. Macklin
1912	7-1	297	98						John F. Macklin
1911	5-1	93	30						John F. Macklin
1910	6-1	168	8						Chester L. Brewer
1909	8-1	233	17						Chester L. Brewer
1908	6-0-2	205	22						Chester L. Brewer
1907	4-2-1	127	60						Chester L. Brewer
1906	7-2-2	195	28						Chester L. Brewer
1905	9-2	280	75		#				Chester L. Brewer
1904	8-1	380	16						Chester L. Brewer
1903	6-1-1	178	24		#				Chester L. Brewer
1902	4-5	93	207						George Denman
1901	3-4-1	120	94						George Denman
1900	1-3	51	67						Charles O. Bemies
1899	2-4-1	81	101						Charles O. Bemies
1898	4-3	142	127						Henry Keep
1897	4-2-1	146	106						Henry Keep
1896	1-2-1	26	42						No Coach
1885	0-1	0	0						Unknown

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