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1953 In 1953, Michigan State's first year of conference play in the Big Ten, the Spartans shared the conference title with Illinois and went to the Rose Bowl, where they beat UCLA, 28–20. On October 24, 1953, Purdue upset the Spartans 6–0, ending Munn's 28-game winning streak.
The 2024 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium located in East Lansing, Michigan , and were led by first-year head coach Jonathan Smith .
This was the first year for head coach John L. Smith, who would win Big Ten coach of the year in his debut, but would later be fired after the 2006 season. The Spartans were coming off a 4–8 season and had just let go of head coach Bobby Williams .
On October 7, 2017, Michigan and Michigan State met for the first night game in series history. Michigan came into the game ranked No. 7 in the AP Poll and 4–0 on the season. The Michigan State Spartans came into the game unranked at 3–1 on the season, with their only loss at that point to Notre Dame in East Lansing.
Michigan State's Matthew Forbes, the first Spartan to ever qualify for the U.S. Open, will open play in the event against Russia's Roman Safiullin.
The Michigan State Spartans college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten). Since the establishment of the team in 1896, Michigan State has appeared in 30 bowl games. [1]
The 1995 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University as member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Nick Saban , the Spartans compiled an overall record of 6–5–1 with a mark of 4–3–1 in conference play, placing fifth in Big Ten.
For the first time since 1940, Michigan State failed to have a player drafted in the NFL draft. [16] The 80-year streak was the second longest active streak. [16] Several players did sign free agent contracts following the draft: Shakur Brown, cornerback, Pittsburgh Steelers [17] Naquan Jones, defensive tackle, Tennessee Titans [17]