MICHIGAN STATE FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE
 
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (2)
All Time Football Record: 629-431-44 (.590)
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (9)
1903 Michigan Intercollegiate Ath. Assoc. Co-Champions
1905 Michigan Intercollegiate Ath. Assoc. Champions
1953 Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
1965 Big Ten Conference Champions
1966 Big Ten Conference Champions
1978 Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
1987 Big Ten Conference Champions
1990 Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
2010 Big Ten Conference Co-Champions  

CONFERENCE AFFILIATIONS
1896-1906: Michigan Intercollegiate Ath. Assoc.
1907-1952: Independent
1953-Current: Big Ten Conference

No Team: 1943

 

OTHER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTIONS


1951 - Record: 9-0
Helms Athletic Foundation
Poling System

1953 - Record: 9-1
Massey Ratings

1955 - Record: 9-1
Boand System

1957 - Record: 8-1
Billingsley Report
Dunkel System
Sagarin Ratings

1966 - Record: 9-0-1
College Football Researchers Association
Helms Athletic Foundation
National Football Foundation
Poling System
BOWL GAMES (7-14)
SEASON BOWL OPPONENT RESULT SCORE
2010 Capital One Alabama L 7-49
2009 Alamo Texas Tech L 31-41
2008 Capital One Georgia L 12-24
2007 Champs Sports Boston College L 21-24
2003 Alamo Nebraska L 3-17
2001 Silicon Valley Fresno State W 44-35
1999 Citrus Florida W 37-34
1997 Aloha Washington L 23-51
1996 Sun Stanford L 0-38
1995 Independence Louisiana State L 26-45
1993 Liberty Louisville L 7-18
1990 Sun Southern Cal W 17-16
1989 Aloha Hawaii W 33-13
1988 Gator Georgia L 27-34
1987 Rose Southern Cal W 20-17
1985 Hall Of Fame Georgia Tech L 14-17
1984 Cherry Army L 6-10
1965 Rose UCLA L 12-14
1955 Rose UCLA W 17-14
1953 Rose UCLA W 28-20
1937 Orange Auburn L 0-6
COACHES
COACH
YEARS
#YEARS
GAMES
WON
LOST
TIED
PCT.
No Coach
1896
1
4
1
2
1
.375
Henry Keep
1897-1898
2
14
8
5
1
.607
Charles O. Bemies
1899-1900
2
11
3
7
1
.318
George Denman
1901-1902
2
17
7
9
1
.441
Chester Brewer
1903-1910, 1917, 1919
10
88
58
23
7
.699
John F. Macklin
1911-1915
5
34
29
5
0
.853
Frank Sommers
1916
1
7
4
2
1
.643
George E. Gauthier
1918
1
7
4
3
0
.571
George "Potsy" Clark
1920
1
10
4
6
0
.400
Albert M. Barron
1921-1922
2
18
6
10
2
.389
Ralph Young
1923-1927
5
41
18
22
1
.451
Harry Kipke
1928
1
8
3
4
1
.438
James Crowley
1929-1932
4
33
22
8
3
.712
Charles Bachman
1933-1946
13
114
70
34
10
.658
Clarence "Biggie" Munn
1947-1953
7
65
54
9
2
.846
Hugh Duffy Daugherty
1954-1972
19
183
109
69
5
.609
Dennis E. Stolz
1973-1975
3
33
19
13
1
.591
Darryl D. Rogers
1976-1979
4
44
24
18
2
.568
Frank "Muddy" Waters
1980-1982
3
33
10
23
0
.303
George J. Perles
1983-1994
12
139
68
67
4
.504
Nick L. Saban
1995-1999
5
60
35
24
1
.592
Bobby Williams
1999-2002
3
32
15
17
0
.469
Morris Watts
2002
1
3
1
2
0
.333
John L. Smith
2003-2006
4
48
22
26
0
.458
Mark Dantonio
2007-Current
4
52
33
19
0
.635
Totals
115
1104
629
431
44
.600
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (through 2009 season)
STATISTIC CAREER SEASON GAME
PASSING Jeff Smoker
8,932 (2000-03)		 Jeff Smoker
3,395 (2003)		 Bill Burke
400 (Michigan 1999)
RUSHING Lorenzo White
4,887 (1984-87)		 Lorenzo White
2,066 (1985)		 Eric Allen
350 (Purdue 1971)
RECEIVING YARDS Andre Rison
2,992 (1985-88)		 Charles Rogers
1,470 (2001)		 Charles Rogers
270 (Fresno State 2001)
RECEPTIONS Matt Trannon
148 (2003-06)		 Devin Thomas
79 (2007)		 Matt Trannon
14 (Eastern Michigan 2006)
SCORING Brett Swenson
377 (2006-09)		 Javon Ringer
132 (2008)		 Blake Ezor
36 (Northwestern 1989)
INTERCEPTIONS Lynn Chandnois
20 (1946-49)		 Todd Krumm
9 (1987)		  
TACKLES Dan Bass
541 (1976-79)		 Chuck Bullough
175 (1991)		  
SACKS Larry Bethea
33 (1975-77)		 Larry Bethea
16 (1977)