Michigan State Spartans football
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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.
Michigan State Spartans football | |||
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First season | 1896 | ||
Athletic director | Alan Haller | ||
Head coach | Jonathan Smith 1st season, 0–0 (–) | ||
Stadium | Spartan Stadium (capacity: 75,005) | ||
Field surface | Grass | ||
Location | East Lansing, Michigan | ||
Conference | Big Ten Conference | ||
Division | East | ||
All-time record | 730–487–44 (.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 | ||
Current uniform | |||
Colors | Green and white[1] | ||
Fight song | Victory for MSU | ||
Mascot | Sparty | ||
Marching band | Spartan Marching Band | ||
Website | msuspartans.com |
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.