Michigan State Spartans

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The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic teams that represent Michigan State University. The school's athletic program includes 25 varsity sports teams. Their mascot is a Spartan warrior named Sparty, and the school colors are green and white. The university participates in the NCAA's Division I and the Football Bowl Subdivision for football. The Spartans participate as members of the Big Ten Conference in all varsity sports. Michigan State offers 12 varsity sports for men and 13 for women.

Football

Michigan State Spartans college football
First Season
1896
Team History
Michigan State Spartans (1925-present)
Michigan Agricultural Aggies (1896-1924)
Conference
Big Ten Conference (1953-present)
Independent (1907-52)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1896-1906)
Venue
Spartan Stadium (1923-present)
Old College Field (1902-22)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1930s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1935
October 5 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
1936
November 21 vs. Arizona Macklin Field
1939
October 7 at Michigan Michigan Stadium

1940s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1942
October 3 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
October 17 vs. Marquette Macklin Field
November 28 vs. Oregon State Macklin Field
1945
September 29 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
1946
October 19 at Penn State New Beaver Field
November 30 vs. Washington State Macklin Field
1947
November 1 vs. Marquette Macklin Field
1948
September 25 vs. Michigan Macklin Stadium
October 2 vs. Hawaii Macklin Stadium
October 9 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
1949
October 8 vs. Maryland Macklin Stadium
October 22 vs. Penn State Macklin Stadium
October 29 vs. Temple Macklin Stadium
November 5 vs. Notre Dame Macklin Stadium

1950s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1950
September 30 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
October 7 vs. Maryland Macklin Stadium
October 28 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
1951
September 29 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
October 6 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
October 27 vs. Pittsburgh Macklin Stadium
1952*
September 27 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
October 25 vs. Penn State Macklin Stadium
1953
October 31 vs. Oregon State Macklin Stadium
November 14 vs. Michigan Macklin Stadium
January 1, 1954 vs. UCLA Rose Bowl
1954
September 25 at Iowa Iowa Stadium
October 9 at Indiana Memorial Stadium
November 13 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
1955
January 2, 1956 vs. UCLA Rose Bowl
1956
September 29 at Stanford Stanford Stadium
October 6 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
October 13 vs. Indiana Macklin Stadium
October 20 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
1957
October 5 at California California Memorial Stadium
October 19 vs. Purdue Spartan Stadium
November 9 vs. Notre Dame Spartan Stadium
1958
October 11 vs. Pittsburgh Spartan Stadium
October 18 at Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium
1959
September 26 vs. Texas A&M Spartan Stadium
November 14 vs. Northwestern Spartan Stadium

1960s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1960
October 15 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
October 29 vs. Ohio State Spartan Stadium
1961
October 7 vs. Stanford Spartan Stadium
October 14 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
1962
November 24 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
1963
October 26 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium
1964
October 10 vs. Michigan Spartan Stadium
October 24 vs. Northwestern Spartan Stadium
November 7 vs. Purdue Spartan Stadium
1965*
September 18 vs. UCLA Spartan Stadium
October 2 vs. Illinois Spartan Stadium
October 9 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
October 19 vs. Ohio State Spartan Stadium
October 30 vs. Northwestern Spartan Stadium
November 13 vs. Indiana Spartan Stadium
November 20 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
January 1, 1966 vs. UCLA Rose Bowl
1966*
September 24 vs. Penn State Spartan Stadium
October 28 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
November 12 at Indiana Memorial Stadium
November 19 vs. Notre Dame Spartan Stadium
1967
September 23 vs. Houston Spartan Stadium
September 30 vs. USC Spartan Stadium
October 7 vs. Wisconsin Spartan Stadium
October 21 at Minnesota Memorial Stadium
November 4 vs. Ohio State Spartan Stadium
November 11 vs. Indiana Spartan Stadium
November 18 at Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium
November 25 vs. Northwestern Spartan Stadium
1968
September 21 vs. Syracuse Spartan Stadium
September 28 vs. Baylor Spartan Stadium
October 12 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
October 26 vs. Notre Dame Spartan Stadium
November 2 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
November 9 vs. Indiana Spartan Stadium
November 16 vs. Purdue Spartan Stadium
1969
September 27 vs. SMU Spartan Stadium
October 11 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
November 1 vs. Indiana Spartan Stadium
November 15 vs. Minnesota Spartan Stadium

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1970
September 19 at Washington Husky Stadium
October 3 vs. Notre Dame Spartan Stadium
October 10 vs. Ohio State Spartan Stadium
October 24 vs. Iowa Spartan Stadium
November 7 vs. Purdue Spartan Stadium
November 21 vs. Northwestern Spartan Stadium
1971
October 2 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
October 9 vs. Michigan Spartan Stadium
October 16 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium
October 30 at Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium
1972
September 30 at USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 14 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
October 21 vs. Wisconsin Spartan Stadium
November 11 vs. Ohio State Spartan Stadium
November 25 vs. Northwestern Spartan Stadium
1973
September 29 vs. UCLA Spartan Stadium
October 6 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
October 13 vs. Michigan Spartan Stadium
November 10 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
1974
September 14 vs. Northwestern Spartan Stadium
October 5 vs. Notre Dame Spartan Stadium
October 12 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
October 26 vs. Purdue Spartan Stadium
November 9 vs. Ohio State Spartan Stadium
November 16 at Indiana Memorial Stadium
1975
September 13 vs. Ohio State Spartan Stadium
October 4 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
October 11 vs. Michigan Spartan Stadium
November 15 vs. Northwestern Spartan Stadium
1976
September 11 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
October 9 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
1977
September 17 vs. Washington State Spartan Stadium
September 24 vs. Wyoming Spartan Stadium
October 1 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
October 8 vs. Michigan Spartan Stadium
October 15 at Indiana Memorial Stadium
November 5 at Minnesota Memorial Stadium
November 12 vs. Northwestern Spartan Stadium
November 19 at Iowa Kinnick Stadium
1978
September 16 at Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium
September 23 vs. Syracuse Spartan Stadium
September 29 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
October 14 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
October 21 vs. Indiana Spartan Stadium
October 28 vs. Wisconsin Spartan Stadium
1979
October 6 vs. Michigan Spartan Stadium

1980s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1980
October 11 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
1981
October 3 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
October 10 vs. Michigan Spartan Stadium
1982
September 18 vs. Ohio State Spartan Stadium
October 9 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
1983
September 17 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
October 8 vs. Michigan Spartan Stadium
October 22 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
November 5 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium
1984
October 6 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
October 13 vs. Indiana Spartan Stadium
December 22 vs. Army Pontiac Silverdome
1985
September 21 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
October 12 vs. Michigan Spartan Stadium
December 31 vs. Georgia Tech All-American Bowl (Birmingham, AL)
1986
October 11 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
November 1 at Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
November 8 vs. Indiana Spartan Stadium
1987
October 10 vs. Michigan Spartan Stadium
January 1, 1988 vs. USC Rose Bowl
1988
September 17 vs. Notre Dame Spartan Stadium
October 8 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
October 22 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1989 vs. Georgia Gator Bowl
1989
September 23 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
October 7 at Iowa Kinnick Stadium
November 4 at Indiana Memorial Stadium
December 25 vs. Hawaii Aloha Stadium

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1990
October 13 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
October 20 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
1991
October 12 vs. Michigan Spartan Stadium
1992
October 10 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
1993
December 28 vs. Louisville Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
1994
November 26 at Penn State Beaver Stadium
1995
December 29 vs. LSU Independence Stadium
1996
November 2 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
November 23 at Penn State Beaver Stadium
1997
October 18 at Northwestern Ryan Field
1999
September 18 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2000
October 21 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
2001
September 22 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
2003
December 29 vs. Nebraska Alamodome
2004
October 30 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
2005
September 3 vs. Kent State Spartan Stadium
November 19 vs. Penn State Spartan Stadium
2006
October 7 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
2007
December 28 vs. Boston College Florida Citrus Bowl
2009
October 3 vs. Michigan Spartan Stadium

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2011
September 10 vs. Florida Atlantic Spartan Stadium
2012
November 17 vs. Northwestern Spartan Stadium
December 29 vs. TCU Sun Devil Stadium
2014
January 1, 2015 vs. Baylor AT&T Stadium
2015
October 17 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
December 31 vs. Alabama AT&T Stadium
2016
September 17 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
October 29 vs. Michigan Spartan Stadium
2017
October 21 vs. Indiana Spartan Stadium
2018
October 27 vs. Purdue Spartan Stadium
December 31 vs. Oregon Levi's Stadium
2019
September 14 vs. Arizona State Spartan Stadium
October 26 vs. Penn State Spartan Stadium
November 30 vs. Maryland Spartan Stadium
December 27 vs. Wake Forest Yankee Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1950s 1953 • 1954 • 1956 • 1957
1960s 1961 • 1967 • 1968
1970s 1970 • 1974 • 1976
1980s 1981 • 1989
2010s 2016 • 2017
2020s 2020 • 2021

Men's Basketball

Michigan State Spartans men's college basketball
First Season
1898
Team Name History
Michigan State Spartans (1898-present)
Conferences
Big Ten Conference (1950-present)
Independent (1898-1949)
Venues
Breslin Student Events Center (1989-present)
Jenison Fieldhouse (1940-89)
Demonstration Hall (1930-40)
IM Circle (1918-30)
Armory (1899-1918)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2009-10
April 3, 2010 vs. Butler Lucas Oil Stadium

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2015-16
December 12, 2015 vs. Florida Breslin Student Events Center
2018-19
April 6, 2019 vs. Texas Tech U.S. Bank Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1970s 1972-73

Seasons

Michigan State Spartans men's basketball publications by season
1904-05 • 1910-11 • 1913-14 • 1918-19 • 1922-23 • 1923-24 • 1924-25 • 1925-26 • 1926-27 • 1927-28 • 1928-29 • 1929-30 • 1930-31 • 1931-32 • 1932-33 • 1933-34 • 1934-35 • 1935-36 • 1936-37 • 1937-38 • 1938-39 •  1939-40 • 1940-41 • 1941-42 • 1942-43 • 1943-44 • 1944-45 • 1945-46 • 1946-47 • 1947-48 • 1948-49 • 1949-50 • 1950-51 • 1951-52 • 1952-53 • 1953-54 • 1954-55 • 1955-56 • 1956-57 • 1957-58 • 1958-59 • 1959-60 •  1960-61 • 1961-62 • 1962-63 • 1963-64 • 1964-65 • 1965-66 • 1966-67 • 1967-68 • 1968-69 • 1969-70 • 1970-71 • 1971-72 • 1972-73 • 1973-74 • 1974-75 • 1975-76 • 1976-77 • 1977-78 • 1978-79 • 1979-80 • 1980-81 •  1981-82 • 1982-83 • 1983-84 • 1984-85 • 1985-86 • 1986-87 • 1987-88 • 1988-89 • 1989-90 • 1990-91 • 1991-92 • 1992-93 • 1993-94 • 1994-95 • 1995-96 • 1996-97 • 1997-98 • 1998-99 • 1999-2000 • 2000-01 • 2001-02 •  2002-03 • 2003-04 • 2004-05 • 2005-06 • 2006-07 • 2007-08 • 2008-09 • 2009-10 • 2010-11 • 2011-12 • 2012-13 • 2013-14 • 2014-15 • 2015-16 • 2016-17 • 2017-18 • 2018-19 • 2019-20 • 2020-21 • 2021-22 • 2022-23


Big Ten Conference
East Division Indiana Hoosiers • Maryland Terrapins • Michigan Wolverines • Michigan State Spartans • Ohio State Buckeyes • Penn State Nittany Lions • Rutgers Scarlet Knights
West Division Illinois Fighting Illini • Iowa Hawkeyes • Minnesota Golden Gophers • Nebraska Cornhuskers • Northwestern Wildcats • Purdue Boilermakers • Wisconsin Badgers
Basketball Venues Breslin Student Events Center • Crisler Center • Mackey Arena • Welsh-Ryan Arena • Williams Arena
Football Venues Beaver Stadium • Memorial Stadium (Bloomington) • Michigan Stadium • Ohio Stadium • Ross-Ade Stadium • Ryan Field • SHI Stadium