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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 729-487-45
 Winning Pct. 60%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 5
 Adjusted Record 729-487-45
 Winning Pct. 60%
 National Championships 3
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 298-244-9
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 480-198-20
 Away Record 233-272-25
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 129
 Winning Seasons (#1) 86
 Losing Seasons (#1)39
 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 9/10/2022
 Last Time Shutout 11/24/2023
 Shutouts All-Time 209
 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  22-22
 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
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Florida Atlantic in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Michigan State won 44-0 in 2011.
All-Time:
 Michigan State vs. Florida Atlantic 3-0-0 100.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Florida Atlantic
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Maryland
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Prairie View A&M
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Boston College
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Ohio State
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Oregon
 Sat., Oct. 12  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Iowa
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Michigan
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Indiana
 Sat., Nov. 9  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Illinois
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Purdue
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Rutgers
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Big 10  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Illinois 0-0
Indiana 0-0
Iowa 0-0
Maryland 0-0
Michigan 0-0
Michigan State 0-0
Minnesota 0-0
Nebraska 0-0
Northwestern 0-0
Ohio State 0-0
Oregon 0-0
Penn State 0-0
Purdue 0-0
Rutgers 0-0
Southern California 0-0
UCLA 0-0
Washington 0-0
Wisconsin 0-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Michigan State & Michigan have played 116 games.
Michigan State has won 38 games.
Michigan has won 73 games.
with 5 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-31
 10 or more 174-93
 20 or more  154-50
 30 or more 107-20
 40 or more 54-3
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 35-2
 10 or more 139-122
 20 or more 71-108
 30 or more 17-76
 40 or more 2-37
 
  
 
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 Oklahoma Sooners hold the record for the longest winning streak in college football. The streak lasted 47 games, from 1954 until 1957.