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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	0-0	0	0						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

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.