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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 26 bowl games.[1] Included in these games are five appearances in the Rose Bowl Game.[1][2] Through the history of the program, eight separate coaches have led the Spartans to bowl games with Mark Dantonio having the most appearances with nine. The Spartans currently have a bowl record of 11-15.
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Bowl games
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[A 1]
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Bowl |
Score[A 2] |
Date |
Season[A 3] |
Opponent[A 4] |
Stadium |
Location |
Attendance[3] |
Head coach |
1 |
Orange Bowl |
L 6-0 |
January 1, 1938 |
1937 |
Auburn Tigers |
Miami Orange Bowl |
Miami |
18,972 |
Charlie Bachman |
2 |
Rose Bowl |
W 28–20 |
January 1, 1954 |
1953 |
UCLA Bruins |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena |
100,500 |
Clarence Munn |
3 |
Rose Bowl |
W 17-14 |
January 1, 1956 |
1955 |
UCLA Bruins |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena |
100,809 |
Duffy Daugherty |
4 |
Rose Bowl |
L 14-12 |
January 1, 1966 |
1965 |
UCLA Bruins |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena |
100,087 |
Duffy Daugherty |
5 |
Cherry Bowl |
L 10-6 |
December 22, 1984 |
1984 |
Army |
Pontiac Silverdome |
Pontiac |
70,332 |
George Perles |
6 |
All-American Bowl |
L 17-14 |
December 31, 1985 |
1985 |
Georgia Tech |
Legion Field |
Birmingham |
45,000 |
George Perles |
7 |
Rose Bowl |
W 20-17 |
January 1, 1988 |
1987 |
USC |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena |
103,847 |
George Perles |
8 |
Gator Bowl |
L 34-27 |
January 1, 1989 |
1988 |
Georgia |
Gator Bowl |
Jacksonville |
76,236 |
George Perles |
9 |
Aloha Bowl |
W 33-13 |
December 25, 1989 |
1989 |
Hawaii |
Aloha Stadium |
Honolulu |
50,000 |
George Perles |
10 |
John Hancock Bowl |
W 17-16 |
December 31, 1990 |
1990 |
USC |
Sun Bowl Stadium |
El Paso |
50,562 |
George Perles |
11 |
Liberty Bowl |
L 18-7 |
December 28, 1993 |
1993 |
Louisville |
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium |
Memphis |
34,216 |
George Perles |
12 |
Independence Bowl |
L 45-26 |
December 29, 1995 |
1995 |
LSU |
Independence Stadium |
Shreveport |
48,835 |
Nick Saban |
13 |
Sun Bowl |
L 38-0 |
December 31, 1996 |
1996 |
Stanford |
Sun Bowl Stadium |
El Paso |
42,271 |
Nick Saban |
14 |
Aloha Bowl |
L 51-23 |
December 25, 1997 |
1997 |
Washington |
Aloha Stadium |
Honolulu |
34,419 |
Nick Saban |
15 |
Florida Citrus Bowl |
W 37-34 |
January 1, 2000 |
1999 |
Florida |
Citrus Bowl |
Orlando |
62,011 |
Bobby Williams |
16 |
Silicon Valley Classic |
W 44-35 |
December 31, 2001 |
2001 |
Fresno State |
Spartan Stadium |
San Jose |
30,456 |
Bobby Williams |
17 |
Alamo Bowl |
L 17-3 |
December 29, 2003 |
2003 |
Nebraska |
Alamodome |
San Antonio |
56,226 |
John L. Smith |
18 |
Champs Sports Bowl |
L 24-21 |
December 28, 2007 |
2007 |
Boston College |
Citrus Bowl |
Orlando |
46,554 |
Mark Dantonio |
19 |
Capital One Bowl |
L 24-12 |
January 1, 2009 |
2008 |
Georgia |
Citrus Bowl |
Orlando |
59,681 |
Mark Dantonio |
20 |
Alamo Bowl |
L 41-31 |
January 2, 2010 |
2009 |
Texas Tech |
Alamodome |
San Antonio |
64,757 |
Mark Dantonio |
21 |
Capital One Bowl |
L 49-7 |
January 1, 2011 |
2010 |
Alabama |
Citrus Bowl |
Orlando |
61,519 |
Mark Dantonio |
22 |
Outback Bowl |
W 33-30 |
January 2, 2012 |
2011 |
Georgia |
Raymond James Stadium |
Tampa |
49,429 |
Mark Dantonio |
23 |
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl |
W 17-16 |
December 29, 2012 |
2012 |
TCU |
Sun Devil Stadium |
Tempe |
44,617 |
Mark Dantonio |
24 |
Rose Bowl |
W 24-20 |
January 1, 2014 |
2013 |
Stanford |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena |
95,173 |
Mark Dantonio |
25 |
Cotton Bowl Classic |
W 42-41 |
December 31, 2014 |
2014 |
Baylor |
AT&T Stadium |
Arlington |
71,464 |
Mark Dantonio |
25 |
Cotton Bowl Classic |
L 38-0 |
December 31, 2015 |
2015 |
Alabama |
AT&T Stadium |
Arlington |
82,812 |
Mark Dantonio |
Notes
- ↑ Statistics correct as of 2012–13 NCAA football bowl games.
- ↑ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Michigan State win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
- ↑ Links to the season article for the Michigan State team that competed in the bowl for that year.
- ↑ Links to the season article for the opponent that Michigan State competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
References
- General
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- Specific
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 13
- ↑ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 3
- ↑ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 31–37
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