Michigan State Spartans
Location: East Lansing, Michigan ▪ Colors: Green & White
Stadium: Spartan Stadium (cap. 75,005)
Record: 87 Years, 515-348-30, .594 W-L% (Major School)
Bowls: 22 Bowls, 8-14, .364 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Conferences: Big Ten and Ind
Conference Champion: 7 Times
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 26 Times
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 23 Times
Fan Ratings
Fine Details ▪ Last Updated May 24, 2012, 5:00AM
| School Rank (FBS Era): #21. Stanford… #22. MICHIGAN STATE… #23. Washington… |
87 Years
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
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| 1 | 2011 | Big Ten | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 10.05 | 2.65 | 17 | 9 | 11 | Mark Dantonio (11-3) | Outback Bowl-W |
| 2 | 2010 | Big Ten | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 9.89 | 2.37 | 5 | 14 | Mark Dantonio (11-2) | Capital One Bowl-L | |
| 3 | 2009 | Big Ten | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 2.53 | 2.80 | Mark Dantonio (6-7) | Alamo Bowl-L | |||
| 4 | 2008 | Big Ten | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 7.92 | 4.27 | 17 | 24 | Mark Dantonio (9-4) | Capital One Bowl-L | |
| 5 | 2007 | Big Ten | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 6.69 | 2.58 | Mark Dantonio (7-6) | Champs Sports Bowl-L | |||
| 6 | 2006 | Big Ten | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | -3.14 | 2.05 | John Smith (4-8) | ||||
| 7 | 2005 | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 8.32 | 7.03 | 11 | John Smith (5-6) | |||
| 8 | 2004 | Big Ten | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 2.30 | 2.88 | John Smith (5-7) | ||||
| 9 | 2003 | Big Ten | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 7.95 | 4.32 | 9 | John Smith (8-5) | Alamo Bowl-L | ||
| 10 | 2002 | Big Ten | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | -2.67 | 3.83 | 18 | 15 | Bobby Williams (3-6) Morris Watts (1-2) |
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| 11 | 2001 | Big Ten | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6.26 | 3.59 | 22 | Bobby Williams (7-5) | Silicon Valley Bowl-W | ||
| 12 | 2000 | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 2.79 | 6.01 | 25 | 18 | Bobby Williams (5-6) | ||
| 13 | 1999 | Big Ten | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 14.95 | 7.66 | 5 | 7 | Nick Saban (9-2) Bobby Williams (1-0) |
Citrus Bowl-W | |
| 14 | 1998 | Big Ten | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 8.13 | 6.34 | 23 | 23 | Nick Saban (6-6) | ||
| 15 | 1997 | Big Ten | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 9.47 | 4.46 | 25 | 11 | Nick Saban (7-5) | Aloha Bowl-L | |
| 16 | 1996 | Big Ten | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 8.66 | 5.63 | Nick Saban (6-6) | Sun Bowl-L | |||
| 17 | 1995 | Big Ten | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 7.68 | 9.74 | Nick Saban (6-5-1) | Independence Bowl-L | |||
| 18 | 1994 | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 7.75 | 8.19 | George Perles (0-11) | ||||
| 19 | 1993 | Big Ten | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 7.21 | 8.53 | 22 | George Perles (6-6) | Liberty Bowl-L | ||
| 20 | 1992 | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 2.72 | 4.95 | George Perles (5-6) | ||||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 21 | 1991 | Big Ten | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | -4.57 | 3.90 | 20 | 18 | George Perles (3-8) | ||
| 22 | 1990 | Big Ten | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | 12.26 | 5.54 | 23 | 16 | 16 | George Perles (8-3-1) | Sun Bowl-W |
| 23 | 1989 | Big Ten | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 12.15 | 2.92 | 16 | 16 | George Perles (8-4) | Aloha Bowl-W | |
| 24 | 1988 | Big Ten | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 9.75 | 6.82 | 15 | 15 | George Perles (6-5-1) | Gator Bowl-L | |
| 25 | 1987 | Big Ten | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 14.31 | 7.59 | 8 | 8 | George Perles (9-2-1) | Rose Bowl-W | |
| 26 | 1986 | Big Ten | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 7.67 | 3.92 | 20 | 17 | George Perles (6-5) | ||
| 27 | 1985 | Big Ten | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 8.82 | 6.86 | George Perles (7-5) | Hall of Fame Classic-L | |||
| 28 | 1984 | Big Ten | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 2.39 | 3.43 | George Perles (6-6) | Cherry Bowl-L | |||
| 29 | 1983 | Big Ten | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 0.64 | 5.13 | George Perles (4-6-1) | ||||
| 30 | 1982 | Big Ten | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 0.92 | 6.79 | Frank Waters (2-9) | ||||
| 31 | 1981 | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3.68 | 4.59 | Frank Waters (5-6) | ||||
| 32 | 1980 | Big Ten | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 1.76 | 6.45 | Frank Waters (3-8) | ||||
| 33 | 1979 | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 6.42 | 6.98 | 10 | 7 | Darryl Rogers (5-6) | ||
| 34 | 1978 | Big Ten | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 18.39 | 5.83 | 12 | 12 | Darryl Rogers (8-3) | ||
| 35 | 1977 | Big Ten | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 13.04 | 6.52 | Darryl Rogers (7-3-1) | ||||
| 36 | 1976 | Big Ten | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 4.07 | 8.18 | Darryl Rogers (4-6-1) | ||||
| 37 | 1975 | Big Ten | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 11.69 | 7.55 | 12 | 11 | Dennis Stolz (7-4) | ||
| 38 | 1974 | Big Ten | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 13.80 | 7.76 | 12 | 12 | Dennis Stolz (7-3-1) | ||
| 39 | 1973 | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 8.33 | 11.39 | Dennis Stolz (5-6) | ||||
| 40 | 1972 | Big Ten | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 10.76 | 10.05 | 18 | Duffy Daugherty (5-5-1) | |||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 41 | 1971 | Big Ten | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 9.88 | 6.89 | 18 | Duffy Daugherty (6-5) | |||
| 42 | 1970 | Big Ten | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 7.56 | 10.93 | Duffy Daugherty (4-6) | ||||
| 43 | 1969 | Big Ten | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 5.44 | 9.01 | 12 | 12 | Duffy Daugherty (4-6) | ||
| 44 | 1968 | Big Ten | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 10.91 | 8.44 | 12 | Duffy Daugherty (5-5) | |||
| 45 | 1967 | Big Ten | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 5.26 | 9.83 | 3 | 3 | Duffy Daugherty (3-7) | ||
| 46 | 1966 | Big Ten | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | 21.45 | 5.76 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Duffy Daugherty (9-0-1) | |
| 47 | 1965 | Big Ten | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 26.75 | 13.31 | 1 | 2 | Duffy Daugherty (10-1) | Rose Bowl-L | |
| 48 | 1964 | Big Ten | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 13.09 | 13.82 | 9 | Duffy Daugherty (4-5) | |||
| 49 | 1963 | Big Ten | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 19.76 | 11.68 | 4 | 9 | Duffy Daugherty (6-2-1) | ||
| 50 | 1962 | Big Ten | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 16.78 | 9.47 | 4 | 4 | Duffy Daugherty (5-4) | ||
| 51 | 1961 | Big Ten | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 20.05 | 8.08 | 6 | 1 | 8 | Duffy Daugherty (7-2) | |
| 52 | 1960 | Big Ten | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 19.69 | 12.94 | 8 | 6 | 15 | Duffy Daugherty (6-2-1) | |
| 53 | 1959 | Big Ten | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 13.06 | 10.55 | 19 | 11 | Duffy Daugherty (5-4) | ||
| 54 | 1958 | Big Ten | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 7.45 | 8.90 | 4 | 4 | Duffy Daugherty (3-5-1) | ||
| 55 | 1957 | Big Ten | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 23.79 | 8.23 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Duffy Daugherty (8-1) | |
| 56 | 1956 | Big Ten | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 18.97 | 7.50 | 2 | 1 | 9 | Duffy Daugherty (7-2) | |
| 57 | 1955 | Big Ten | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 24.00 | 9.13 | 2 | 2 | Duffy Daugherty (9-1) | Rose Bowl-W | |
| 58 | 1954 | Big Ten | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 9.69 | 11.58 | 6 | 6 | Duffy Daugherty (3-6) | ||
| 59 | 1953 | Big Ten | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 21.74 | 10.57 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Biggie Munn (9-1) | Rose Bowl-W |
| 60 | 1952 | Ind | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 25.65 | 8.08 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Biggie Munn (9-0) | |
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 61 | 1951 | Ind | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 23.05 | 8.98 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Biggie Munn (9-0) | |
| 62 | 1950 | Ind | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 16.91 | 4.29 | 19 | 2 | 8 | Biggie Munn (8-1) | |
| 63 | 1949 | Ind | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 19.30 | 9.42 | 8 | 19 | Biggie Munn (6-3) | ||
| 64 | 1948 | Ind | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | 16.15 | 6.02 | 11 | 14 | Biggie Munn (6-2-2) | ||
| 65 | 1947 | Ind | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 9.29 | 2.47 | Biggie Munn (7-2) | ||||
| 66 | 1946 | Ind | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 1.50 | 3.90 | Charlie Bachman (5-5) | ||||
| 67 | 1945 | Ind | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 5.20 | 6.37 | Charlie Bachman (5-3-1) | ||||
| 68 | 1944 | Ind | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 8.27 | -3.93 | Charlie Bachman (6-1) | ||||
| 69 | 1942 | Ind | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | 2.89 | 4.37 | Charlie Bachman (4-3-2) | ||||
| 70 | 1941 | Ind | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 9.36 | 6.02 | Charlie Bachman (5-3-1) | ||||
| 71 | 1940 | Ind | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 8.58 | 9.05 | Charlie Bachman (3-4-1) | ||||
| 72 | 1939 | Ind | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 1.66 | 3.11 | Charlie Bachman (4-4-1) | ||||
| 73 | 1938 | Ind | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 6.96 | 2.58 | Charlie Bachman (6-3) | ||||
| 74 | 1937 | Ind | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 7.47 | 2.23 | Charlie Bachman (8-2) | Orange Bowl-L | |||
| 75 | 1936 | Ind | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | 9.11 | 2.23 | Charlie Bachman (6-1-2) | ||||
| 76 | 1935 | Ind | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 14.66 | 4.45 | Charlie Bachman (6-2) | ||||
| 77 | 1934 | Ind | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 8.09 | 0.81 | Charlie Bachman (8-1) | ||||
| 78 | 1933 | Ind | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | 6.05 | 5.50 | Charlie Bachman (4-2-2) | ||||
| 79 | 1932 | Ind | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 10.24 | 2.49 | Jimmy Crowley (7-1) | ||||
| 80 | 1931 | Ind | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 8.58 | 3.26 | Jimmy Crowley (5-3-1) | ||||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 81 | 1930 | Ind | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | 8.19 | 2.38 | Jimmy Crowley (5-1-2) | ||||
| 82 | 1929 | Ind | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 1.71 | 0.43 | Jimmy Crowley (5-3) | ||||
| 83 | 1928 | Ind | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | -1.56 | 2.49 | Harry Kipke (3-4-1) | ||||
| 84 | 1927 | Ind | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | -3.59 | 2.68 | Ralph Young (4-5) | ||||
| 85 | 1926 | Ind | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | -5.38 | 2.95 | Ralph Young (3-4-1) | ||||
| 86 | 1925 | Ind | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | -2.12 | 4.42 | Ralph Young (3-5) | ||||
| 87 | 1918 | Ind | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 6.90 | 7.68 | George Gauthier (4-3) |