| Michigan State Spartans football | |||
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| First season | 1896; 128 years ago | ||
| Head coach | Jonathan Smith 1st season, 3–3 (.500) | ||
| Stadium | Spartan Stadium (capacity: 75,005) | ||
| Field surface | Grass | ||
| Location | East Lansing, Michigan | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | ||
| All-time record | 733–490–44 (.596) | ||
| Bowl record | 14–16 (.467) | ||
| Playoff appearances | 1 (2015) | ||
| Playoff record | 0–1 | ||
| Claimed national titles | 6 (1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1965, 1966) | ||
| Conference titles | 11 overall 9x Big Ten: (1953, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1987, 1990, 2010, 2013, 2015) 2x MIAA: (1903, 1905) | ||
| Division titles | 3 (2011, 2013, 2015) | ||
| Rivalries | Notre Dame (rivalry) Indiana (rivalry) Michigan (rivalry) Penn State (rivalry) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 33 | ||
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| Colors | Green and white[1] | ||
| Fight song | Victory for MSU | ||
| Mascot | Sparty | ||
| Marching band | Spartan Marching Band | ||
| Website | msuspartans.com | ||
The Michigan State Spartans football program represents Michigan State University (MSU) in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. The Spartans are members of the Big Ten Conference. Michigan State claims a total of six national championships, including two (1952, 1965) from the major wire-service: AP Poll and/or Coaches' Poll. The Spartans have also won eleven conference championships, with two in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association and nine in the Big Ten.
Home games of the Spartans are played at Spartan Stadium, which is located on the main university campus. Spartan Stadium is consistently ranked among the NCAA's Top 25 in attendance.[2] The Spartans are led by head coach Jonathan Smith.
- ^ "Brand Reference Guide" (PDF). April 1, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ "Michigan State Ranks Among NCAA Top 25 Attendance Leaders for 61st Consecutive Season". Michigan State University Athletics. December 9, 2016.